Cement News tagged under: plant modernisation
Holcim to upgrade Obourg27 August 2021, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has applied for the renewal of its operating licence at the Obourg cement plant in Belgium. The company also plants to carry out a modernisation programme and build a new kiln that ultimately enables carbon capture. “This project was called GO4ZERO because it supports the ambition of carbon neutrality that the Holcim group has set itself by implementing, as a world first, a design of a dry-process kiln to concentrate CO2 and allow its capture and subsequent recovery,” said Holcim. ... |
SOBOCE commissions modernised Warnes plant16 June 2021, Published under Cement NewsSOBOCE recommenced operations at its Warnes cement plant in Bolivia on 14 June after a BOB222m (US$32.1m) investment in new equipment. The project included a new VRM-based grinding system supplied by Gebr Pfeiffer, and an automatic bagging and palletiser by Claudius Peters. New systems for feeding, transport and storage of raw materials as well as a new electrical substation were also included in the project. “Investment is our answer to the crisis. The modernisation of the Warnes Plant i... |
Ciments Calcia one step closer to Airvault modernisation20 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsCiments Calcia, part of the HeidelbergCement Group, moved one step closer to the modernisation of its Airvault plant as the local community council approved the revision of the local urban plan to incorporate the planned modifications to the cement plant. The modernisation will see the replacement of the two existing clinker production line by a single line as well as best available techniques-based emissions control and the modernisation of the grinding unit by the replacement of the unit... |
Cherat Cement Co plans Line No 1 modernisation19 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsCherat Cement Co Ltd has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that the Board of Directors in its meeting held on 18 January 2021, decided to undertake balacing, modernisation and replacement (BMR) for Cement Line 1 and install the main crusher at Lakrai village, Nowshera district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province, Pakistan. According to Executive Director and Company Secretary, Abid Vazir, these measures will help improve the operational efficiencies of the plant. The total cost of BMR... |
Lugait Cement plant upgrades to meet Mindanao's rising demand16 August 2019, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Philippines, Inc (LafargeHolcim group) is preparing to start work on the modernisation of its Lugait Cement plant in Misamis Oriental as it expects continued growth in Mindanao demand. Mindanao's cement demand comes not just from the two primary cities of Davao and Cagayan de Oro, but also from Zamboanga, Dipolog, Butuan, and other secondary cities. "For so long, Visayas demand has always been bigger than Mindanao’s. But for the last three years, we are now bigger than Visayas," sai... |
Vác’s greener future26 September 2018, Published under Cement NewsMay 2018 saw the opening of Duna-Dráva Cement’s modernised Vác plant in Hungary. With improvements focussed on a cleaner emissions record and an increased use of alternative fuels, the cement works addresses the need for better and more sustainable production technology to meet the environmental demands of tomorrow. By Duna-Dráva Cement Kft, Hungary. A HUF7bn modernisation project lifted production capacity at Duna-Dráva’s cement plant to 2400tpd as well as ensuring a more sustaina... |
Grasim looks to invest INR59bn in modernising its cement plants25 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Grasim Industries will invest over INR130bn (US$1.9bn) in its cement and textiles businesses over the next 24-36 months, as the company looks to increase capacity and modernise production, according to a senior official of the group. The company, including its subsidiary, UltraTech, will invest INR59bn in modernising its existing cement plants, while also carrying out environmental upgrades and increasing the capacity of the assets acquired from Jaiprakash Associates. Business res... |
Revitalising St Marys Cement08 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe resurgence in the US cement market in 2014 prompted Votorantim Cimentos-owned St Marys Cement to launch a modernisation and expansion programme of its plant in Charlevoix, Michigan, USA. The modernisation at St Marys Cement plant in Charlevoix, USA, will expand the facility’s capacity by 40 per cent to 2.1Mta A leading supplier of cement throughout the Great Lakes region, Votorantim Cimentos’ St Marys Cement officials say the 1200-acre Charlevoix site is well worth the US... |
Burner for the future25 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsRussia-based Sibirskiy Cement JSC is investing in the modernisation of its production facilities. One such project is the upgrade of Kiln 5 at its Krasnoyarsk Cement LLC plant. The works will see the replacement of the line’s oil-fuelled single-channel burner with a multi-channel PYRO-JET burner. By Sibirskiy Cement, Russia. The old burner of Kiln 5 at the Krasnoyarsk Cement plant, Russia Commissioned in 1974, Sibirskiy Cement’s Krasnoyarsk plant produces clinker for special cem... |
Cuba to modernise cement factories02 March 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe Cuban cement industry will begin modernising cement plants this year to increase the country's production. According to Pavel Cansino Ávila, deputy director of Grupo Empresarial de Cemento (GECEM), a new factory in Santiago de Cuba must be set up during the current year, which will replace the obsolete "José Mercerón", built in 1955. The plant will be located in the southern part of Abel Santamaría neigbourhood, in the eastern city, between two deposits of raw materials. The official e... |