Cement News tagged: Recent orders

Loesche performs VRM performance test

24 June 2022, Published under Cement News

Loesche has successfully carried out a performance test of a new vertical roller mill for Bangladesh cement producer Seven Rings Cement  ( Shun Shing Group) . "The Loesche mill is an LM 72.4+4 VRM. The mill performed to the clients expectations," said Joko Samito, Loesche's senior commissioning and process engineer.

QuvasayCement cuts costs with Denair compressors

23 June 2022, Published under Cement News

QuvasayCement JSC ( United Cement Group ) has replaced compressors at its production facility, saving up to US$25,109 annually on electricity costs. The facility in Uzbekistan installed new Denair DV 315 compressors manufactured by Denair, a Chinese-German company. The new compressors feature low vibration and noise levels, as well as lower oil content in the output airflow for better env...

DG Khan Cement to install solar power plant in Punjab

23 June 2022, Published under Cement News

DG Khan Cement Co Ltd (DGKC) has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 21 June that its has signed an agreement and established a Letter of credit with Reon Energy Ltd for the supply and installation of the on-grid solar power plant of 6.952MW at its site in Khairpur, District Chakwal, Punjab. The solar power plant is to be financed 100 per cent through the State Bank of Pakistan Financ...

Bruks Siwertell completes Colonial Group ship unloader new order

21 June 2022, Published under Cement News

Bruks Siwertell has completed the installation of a new high-capacity Siwertell ship unloader at Colonial Group’s Georgia Kaolin Terminals in Savannah, Georgia, USA.   “This Siwertell unloader is a great machine, ideally suited for the terminal,” says Bengt Svensson, contract manager at Bruks Siwertell. “It will play a significant role in helping Colonial achieve its ambitious efficiency a...

UltraTech Cement starts new clinker cooler at Hirmi plant

UltraTech Cement starts new clinker cooler at Hirmi plant

21 June 2022, Published under Cement News

A new IKN Pendulum Cooler ® has been successfully commissioned at UltraTech Cement’s Hirmi cement plant in Chhattisgarh. The the IKN Pendulum Cooler ® successfully completed its first 24 hours of operation. This is the second IKN cooler running in this plant with the same production capacity of 8000tpd as the one installed 2015 for line No 1.

Kant Cement relines its kilns

20 June 2022, Published under Cement News

Since June 2022 Kant Cement plant JSC ( United Cement Group (UCG)) in Kyrgyz Republic has been relining its rotary kiln used for cement production. Lining of this kiln will help reduce heat losses and improve the energy efficiency of the production in general.   The temperature difference in the kiln before and after lining is about 100˚C. The lining works were performed using RMAG-H...

Gebr Pfeiffer to supply three more MVR mills to Pakistan

Gebr Pfeiffer to supply three more MVR mills to Pakistan

16 June 2022, Published under Cement News

As a follow-up to the state-of-the-art MVR mills recently supplied to Askari Cement's Nizampur plant, Gebr Pfeiffer has now been contracted to supply three additional MVR mills to Fauji Cement's new plant in Salar, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab province, Pakistan. Fauji Cement's merger with Askari Cement and the addition of the new lines will make Fauji Cement the third-largest cement producer in P...

Suez Cement awards WHRPG project to Korra Energi

15 June 2022, Published under Cement News

Korra Energi has been awarded a new strategic, 'Waste Heat Recovery for Power Generation (WHRPG) project at Helwan Company ( Suez Cement Group), which is affiliated with HeidelbergCement Group . Korra Energi was pleased to take the lead with such an environmental and eco-friendly and Energy Efficiency application, as it is the first of its kind to be applied in Egypt for the cement indus...

Dal Engineering supplies Votorantim Cimentos Tunisia with kiln shell orders

10 June 2022, Published under Cement News

Dal Engineering has supplied three kiln shells and one heavy kiln shell to Votorantim Cimentos Tunisia. The complete set of equipment was delivered in May 2022.  Votorantim Cementos operates the 1.8Mta Jbel Oust cement plant in El Mahrajène, northeast Tunisia. Kiln equipment leaves Dal Engineering's Turkish warehouse Further kiln sections bound for Tunisia

Taiwan Cement orders more battery power storage

07 June 2022, Published under Cement News

NHOA SA, formerly Engie EPS, has won an order to deliver a 22MWh battery storage project to  Taiwan Cement Corp (TCC). The system will be an expansion of a 10MW facility being installed at TCC's HePing industrial park. Both units will provide ancillary services to Taiwan's power grid and support the nation’s goal of having 45GW of installed renewable power generation capacity by 2030. N...

Holcim orders 10 Hyliion Hypertrucks

27 May 2022, Published under Cement News

Holcim US announced it is working with Hyliion Holdings to leverage the company's innovative electrified powertrain truck platform to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and accelerate its commitment to put sustainability at the core of its overall strategy.   Each Hyliion electric vehicle is estimated to reduce well-to-wheel greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 89 per cent when using re...

Drake Cement inaugurates new finish mill

25 May 2022, Published under Cement News

Ricardo Rizo Patrón, chairman of Skanon, the Board of Directors of Skanon Investments and Skanon CEO, Enrique Rozas, visited the Drake Cement plant on 11 May to inauguration the new finish mill at Drake Cement, Paulden , Arizona, USA. With this new project, Drake Cement and Materials continues to expand, reduce its environmental footprint and improve sustainability while offering high-qual...

IKN commissions Matres-Tolosane clinker cooler

23 May 2022, Published under Cement News

An IKN Pendulum Cooler ® successfully started operation early this year at Martres-Tolosane cement plant in France.   IKN commissioned a 2500tpd cooler for a new production line at the Lafarge France ( Holcim group ) plant. Designed for use of up to 85 per cent alternative fuel, IKN’s clinker cooler reflects is equipped with a most modern single grate drive – dynamic linear drive (D...

Redecam commissions Bamburi Cement baghouse

17 May 2022, Published under Cement News

Redecam has commissioned a new bag filter at Bamburi Cement  ( Holcim Group ), Mombasa , Kenya. The project required a turnkey solution to convert the main kiln and electrostatic precipitator for a new baghouse. The project had been scheduled for 2020 but had been delayed because of COVID-19. There were no loss-in-time accidents.

Danucem’s Banská Bystrica plant adds alternative fuels line

15 June 2022, Published under Cement News

Companies Ecorec Slovensko and GreenTech Slovakia have joined forces and launched a new line for the production of alternative fuels at Danucem’s ( CRH ) Banská Bystrica concrete plant, Slovakia. Plastic waste that cannot be recycled again, will serve as a raw material for the production of alternative fuels. In the future, alternative fuels could replace up to 90 per cent of the energy...

SAMSON Materials Handling secures Eco Hopper order

09 May 2022, Published under Cement News

SAMSON Materials Handling has won an Eco Hopper order for handling cement clinker, limestone, coal and pellets to be installed at the port of Slite, Gotland, Sweden.   The SAMSON Eco Hopper will be suitably designed to unload materials at the quay area via crane grabs. The Eco Hopper will then discharge direct to trucks via a telescopic chute. Under normal operating conditions and based on...