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Germany: Italcementi has awarded KHD a contract to upgrade and redevelop its Brescia Rezzato plant in Italy. The upgraded plant, situated in the environmentally sensitive Lake Garda region, will have to adhere to strict environmental requirements.

Italcementi has selected KHD's Clean Technology for the upgrade. It includes a KHD COMFLEX^® SC 18 – 3250 system for raw material grinding, a Two-Pier PYRORAPID^® Kiln 3000t/day 4.4m x 52m, a PFC PYRFLOOR^® clinker cooler 635 AW and a Low NO_X 5 stage Preheater 7950 PR.

KHD will also supply additional environmental equipment including selective catalytic reduction systems, a gas conditioning tower, selective non catalytic reduction systems, as well as special filter systems to reduce SO_X. KHD will install much of the equipment whilst the existing kiln continues to operate.

The Rezzato plant, built in 1964, was designed by former Italcementi chairman Giampiero Pesenti, father of current Italcementi CEO Carlo Pesenti, during his tenure as an engineer. The project is scheduled to be finished in 2014, in time for Italcementi's 150th anniversary.

Germany: HeidelbergCement has reported that its revenue for the first nine months of 2012 rose by 9.4% to Euro10.5bn from Euro9.62bn in 2011. The German construction materials group reported that earnings before interest and income taxes (EBIT) stayed flat at Euro1.07bn in 2012 compared to Euro1.08bn in 2011. Profit before tax fell by 5% to Euro601m from Euro635m.

Results for the third quarter of 2012 showed a different trend, with increasing EBIT and profit. Revenue rose by 9% to Euro3.94bn from Euro3.62bn compared with the same quarter of 2011. EBIT rose by 11% to Euro608m from Euro548m. Profit before tax rose by 6% to Euro427 from Euro403m. At the end of September 2012 the group's net debt stood at Euro7.76bn, a reduction of Euro740m compared to September 2011.

Cement and clinker sales rose by 2.5% for the first nine months of 2012, to 67Mt from 65.4Mt in 2011. By quarter, its sales remained flat, hitting 24.3Mt in the third quarter of 2012. The group attributed the increase for the nine-month period to a continued recovery of residential construction in North America and a persistently strong demand in Asia. The group blamed declining infrastructure expenditure in some European markets for its losses. The largest contribution to sales volumes was made by the 'Asia-Pacific' group area, followed by North America. The sales volumes of the 'Eastern Europe-Central Asia' and 'Africa-Mediterranean Basin' group areas remained at the previous year's level.

Germany: Dyckerhoff Group has released financial results for the first nine months of 2012 showing cement volume increases in Russia, Ukraine and the US, which have been balanced by volume declines in Germany and western Europe.

Cement sales volumes remained flat in the first nine months of 2012 at Euro1.24bn, compared to 1.22bn in 2011. By region, sales in Germany and western Europe fell by 7% to Euro588m from Euro633m. Sales in eastern Europe rose by 7% to Euro487m from Euro456m. Sales in the US rose by 24% to Euro160m from Euro129m. Group earnings before earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) were Euro232m in 2012, compared to Euro231m in 2011.

"For 2012 as a whole, we continue to expect the level of group sales and results to remain stable compared to 2011," said CEO of Dyckerhoff AG, Wolfgang Bauer.

Germany: Gebr. Pfeiffer Inc., a subsidiary of Gebr. Pfeiffer SE, has been awarded a contract to supply an MPS 140 BK Coal Mill at Cementos Tequendama in Suesca, Cundinamarca. The contract follows other recent Pfeiffer projects in Colombia, including Cementos Tequendama, Cementos San Marcos and other cement plants. Cementos Tequendama became operational in 2008 after an investment of US$150m. The plant has a cement capacity of 300,000t/yr.

Germany: Indian filter manufacturer Himenviro has invested in Intensiv-Filter & Co KG. On 1 October 2012 Himenviro acquired around 60 employees at Intensiv-Filter's Velbert-Langenberg site. The German industrial dust specialist declared insolvency in May 2012.

"The competence and experience of the Intensiv-Filter team combined with the technical know-how of the investor has set the course for a long-term successful filter technology company," said temporary insolvency trustee Dr Marc d'Avoine. Part of the agreement between the insolvency administrator and the Himenviro was to maintain the employment of Intensiv-Filter's experienced workforce.

Germany: Dr Daniel Strohmeyer has become the new head of process technology at Loesche GmbH. Strohmeyer returns to Loesche in Duesseldorf where he worked previously as a sales manager.

The 40-year old will initiate and lead projects to further develop Loesche technology and find new applications for it in various industries. Strohmeyer will also lead his team in optimising mills and plant components, with a focus on the quality of the products produced with vertical roller mills, and on overall plant performance.

Germany: Loesche has announced that Andreas Huster has joined Loesche Automatisierungstechnik GmbH (LAG) in Luenen as its sales director. He joined Loesche in July 2012.

Huster is 37 years old, married and was formerly responsible for distribution, sales and marketing of automation technology at Miebach group in Dortmund. At Loesche Huster will take over the responsibility for all clients and develop new market potential for LAG. Huster will also support projects for Loesche GmbH in Duesseldorf and their subsidiaries worldwide.

Germany: Loesche GmbH will be hosting its second 'Round Table' event in 2012 for customers from the Middle East on 15–17 October 2012 in Dubai.

More than 50 participants from the cement and other industries are expected to attend. Loesche Middle East FZE in Dubai, a subsidiary of Loesche GmbH in Duesseldorf, is a partner in planning and organising the event.

The conference will cover a range of industry topics, including a report on the development of the Arabic cement industry and a success story on a Loesche Mill in North Africa. Representatives from A TEC have been invited to present papers on pyroprocessing technology. In April 2012, Loesche entered into a close cooperation agreement with pyroprocess specialist A TEC Holding GmbH, Austria. Delegates will also receive news on the latest technical developments from Loesche.

On the second day of the conference delegates will be able to visit a Cemex cement plant in Jebel Ali, Dubai. The plant is running a LOESCHE Mill Type LM 56.3+3 C operating as a standalone solution.

Germany: Klaus Löppenberg, manager of the Fan Division at Venti Oelde has retired after 35 years with the company. Peter Herrmann, an experienced engineer with many years service with Venti, will succeed him.

"I should like to thank all those who have accompanied me through the past years for their mutual respect and successful cooperation," said Löppenberg in a statement.

Venti Oelde develops innovative air technology. Its plants and components are used for collecting, handling and filtering of air, vapours, gases, dust and airborne solids. It provides the cement industry with process fans for arduous operating conditions through the complete process chain, from firing and cooling, taking in grinding and separating to dust collection.

Image: Klaus Löppenberg (right) retired on 31 August 2012 after 35 years with Venti Oelde. His successor Peter Herrmann (left), is an experienced engineer with many years service at Venti.

Germany: Gebr. Pfeiffer SE has announced new orders for vertical roller mills (VRM) in Poland and Malaysia.

Pfeiffer has won the contract to supply a MPS 3070 BC VRM for grinding 46t/h of blast-furnace slag for the Odra works in Opole, Poland.

At the plant it is intended that slag ground to 3800cm²/g Blaine will be used as an additive to the cement. The VRM will feature a main drive with an output of 1350kW for a production rate of 46t/hr. Exhaust gases produced by the clinker cooler will allow the slag to be dried from a 9% feed moisture level down to below a 1% residual moisture level while being ground in the mill. The design of the mill will also make it possible to grind as much as 45t/hr of Ordinary Portland Cement to a fineness of 3500cm²/g Blaine.

In Malaysia Pfieffer has won a contract from KHD Humboldt Wedag for the construction of a 5000t/day plant. KHD is acting as a general contractor for an order from Straits Cement, a subsidiary of the Malaysian YTL Group.

Pfieffer is to supply the VRM for grinding cement raw material and coal. A MPS 4750 B raw mill is to be set up which can handle a capacity of 300t/hr of cement raw material ground to a product fineness of 12% R 90µm. The coal mill of the type MPS 2800 BK will be capable of grinding 35t/hr of coal.