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Wärtsilä signs service contract for power plant at Mangal Industries cement plant in Nigeria
08 May 2024Nigeria: Finland-based Wärtsilä has signed a 10-year operations and maintenance (O&M) agreement for a captive power plant that provides the energy for Mangal Industries’ cement plant located in Kogi State. The cement plant has limited access to the local electricity grid and its power plant operates with five Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel engines delivering an output of 50MW. The O&M agreement is designed to ensure that the facility can reliably maintain its cement production target of 3Mt/yr.
The 10-year agreement starts immediately as the unit commences operations in the second quarter of 2024. It will run on liquid fuel initially but then switch to gas operation when a natural gas pipeline is commissioned. The power plant’s dual-fuel engines can be operated both on liquid fuel and natural gas. They could also be potentially converted to operate with low- or zero-carbon fuels in the future subject to availability.
Patrick Borstner, Director, Operations Africa at Wärtsilä Energy said, “Wärtsilä now has more than 400MW of installed capacity for the cement industry in Nigeria, and we are operating three captive power plants in three different states. This successful track record clearly indicates our capabilities and highlights the added value we can deliver to our customers through our experience and expertise in supporting their operations.”
Mangal Industries signed a contract with China-based Sinoma International Engineering in 2021 for the construction of a 3Mt/yr new integrated cement plant. Construction at the site commenced in mid-2022.
InterCement signs exclusivity contract with CSN
03 May 2024Brazil: InterCement, part of the Camargo Correa Group, has now signed an exclusivity contract with Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN). CSN is interested in acquiring its operations in Brazil and Argentina. The contract is effective until 12 July 2024 and is part of efforts to address the company’s debt, which the market estimates at over US$1.5bn. The contract also involves the potential purchase of shares representing 100% of its capital. The value of the transaction is part of current negotiations, but it is reportedly valued at around US$700m, according to CE Noticias Financieras News.
InterCement operates plants in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Egypt, as part of Camargo Correa's cement business divestment plan. Previously, in June 2023, InterCement divested its subsidiaries in Mozambique and South Africa.
Greece: FLSmidth has signed a two-year global service agreement with Titan Group to support 14 cement plants, three grinding plants and a cement terminal across locations including Greece, southeastern Europe, Türkiye, Egypt, Brazil and the US. The agreement encompasses a variety of onsite and remote services such as inspections, audits, troubleshooting and training for diverse equipment types, including material handling and storage, mills, kilns, coolers and pollution control systems.
Vice President of Service at FLSmidth, Isabelle Balmir, said "Titan Group is one of the leading international cement companies. With this contract, we are excited to continue our long-standing partnership and collaboration towards efficiency and sustainability. As we have service expertise located across the world, we are well positioned to support their global footprint."
India: Ambuja Cements has awarded a haulage contract to Orissa Bengal Carrier, Reuters has reported. Under the contract, Orissa Bengal Carrier will transport 180,000t of materials for the cement producer.
Equatorial Guinea: A new five-year service agreement has been signed with SSB International Limited (SSBIL) to provide expertise and supervisory support for the operation and maintenance of Abayak Cement’s plant in Akoga. The plant, equipped with key technology including an OK™ Mill and a ROTAX-2® Kiln supplied by FLSmidth, has been largely idle since its installation in 2016 due to power supply issues. With recent investments in a new power plant and the reactivation of equipment, however, commissioning is underway and is expected to be complete by mid-2024.
Heidelberg Materials North America announces new FEED contract for Edmonton CCUS facility
12 April 2024Canada: Heidelberg Materials North America has announced a new front end engineering design (FEED) contract for its Edmonton carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) project. This involves MHI Low Carbon Solutions Canada (MHI-LCSC) and Kiewit Energy Group who will collaborate on the carbon capture technology at the plant. The FEED study will leverage MHI's Advanced KM CDR Process, which uses the KS-21 solvent. The Edmonton plant aims to capture 1Mt/yr of CO₂.
Vice President at Kiewit, Rob Medley, said "Heidelberg Materials is taking a major step towards decarbonising hard to abate industries by deploying innovative and effective carbon capture technology."
Australia: Adbri has concluded a new interim arrangement with Independent Cement and Lime (ICL), extending ICL’s existing exclusive cement distribution contract from 1 March – 30 June 2024. ICL is a joint venture of Adbri and Barro Group.
Cementos Alfa’s Mataporquera cement plant secures renewable energy supply from Capital Energy
06 February 2024Spain: Capital Energy has won a contract to supply renewable energy to Cementos Alfa’s Mataporquera cement plant in Cantabria. The energy company will supply 80,000MWh/yr to the subsidiary of Cementos Portland Valderrivas under the contract, initially from five local wind farms. The contract takes the form of long-term power purchase agreement (PPA), under a self-consumption scheme with surpluses.
Saudi Arabia: China National Building Material (CNBM) subsidiary Sinoma CDI has won a US$6m contract to upgrade cement and raw materials conveyors at Riyadh Cement Company’s Riyadh cement plant. The producer has opted for elevator conveyors for mechanical transportation, in place of its existing pneumatic conveyors. It expects this to increase energy efficiency and reduce necessary maintenance. The project is due for delivery in early 2025.
Riyadh Cement Company CEO Shoeil Al-Ayed said that the project aligns with the producer’s strategic energy reduction initiatives.
Saudi Arabia: Yamama Cement has hired China National Building Material subsidiary Sinoma Overseas Development to upgrade a production line it is moving from its old plant site south of Riyadh to its new site at Northern Halal in Al-Kharj governorate. The 10,000t/day line will be enhanced to a 12,500t/day line as part of the project. Sinoma Overseas Development general manager Yang Lei re-emphasised the company’s commitment to leveraging its technical strengths in both of its on-going projects with Yamama Cement.
The cement company commissioned two production lines supplied by Germany-based ThyssenKrupp with a total production capacity of 20,000t/day in late 2022 at its new plant location to the east of Riyadh. Once the production line from the older Riyadh plant has been moved and upgraded, the Northern Halal plant is expected to have a production capacity of 32,500t/day. Yamama Cement previously shut down five of its older production lines at the Riyadh site in 2017 before saying it was going to sell them in 2019.