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Semen Indonesia orders silos from Claudius Peters
11 August 2014Indonesia: Claudius Peters has received an order from Semen Indonesia to supply three new cement storage silos for their new integrated cement plant in Rembang, Central Java.
Claudius Peters will supply three Expansion Chamber (EC type) storage silos, with a diameter of 24m and a volume of 20,000t each. Cement will be discharged to two mobile VME-type bulk loading stations underneath each silo. Separate aeroslide transport to the packing plant is also included. These three new cement storage silos will be integrated with the four new packing plants which Semen Indonesia ordered at the start of 2014 from Claudius Peters.
55m high-pulverised lignite silo for Swiss cement plant
06 February 2014Switzerland: Thorwesten Vent has completed a turnkey contract for the design and assembly of a large capacity silo for the storage of pulverised lignite in Switzerland. In close cooperation with its sister company, Silobau Thorwesten, the engineering teams of both companies designed a 2300m3 silo that is 55m high and 9m in diameter.
Besides the silo cell, which is equipped with a maintenance-friendly flat roof, Thorwesten delivered all of the safety equipment for required conformation to regulations. The company used its newly-developed self-reclosing explosion venting devices based on a carbon-fibre lid and an emergency inerting system in combination with an intelligent analysis and monitoring system. Additional components, including instrumentation and an in-feed line, completed the order.
Workers exposed to cement powder in Tucson plant accident
29 October 2013US: Two workers at the Staker Parson cement plant, Tucson, Arizona, were exposed to cement powder when a silo malfunctioned and dumped the material onto them on 28 October 2013. When crews from the fire department arrived, their first priority was to decontaminate the employees by washing the cement powder off them using hoses.
Both men had respiratory complaints and one man had eye irritation. Both were taken to hospital for further treatment. Two other employees worked for one hour to plug the silo to keep the cement powder from continuing to leak out. They wore protective clothing, but also had to be decontaminated and were also taken to hospital for further evaluation.
All of the men were released from the hospital shortly after the incident.
Holcim commissions packing plant in Indonesia
11 October 2013Indonesia: PT Holcim Indonesia has commissioned a new cement packing plant and silo in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. The packing plant and 6000t silo will be located at Jalan Raya Wajok Hilir, 25km from Pontianak and it is intended to improve the company's logistic network in Kalimantan.
"With the facility we hope to reach our operational target. Our customers will easily find our product in the market in West Kalimantan," said President Director of Holcim Indonesia Eamon Ginley. Holcim Indonesia currently operates packing plants and silos in Dumai, Batam, and Celukan.