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Turkey: MEDCEM plans to expand its Silifke cement plant's clinker capacity by 90% to 6.5Mt/yr. Germany-based Aumund will supply the upgrade with 41 different machines. The package comprises six belt bucket elevators, two chain bucket elevators, four pan conveyors and 11 drag chain conveyors, with capacities up to 900t/hr. The order also includes 13 silo discharge gates for belt conveyors and five telescopic chutes for truck loading. The supplier will deliver the goods in October 2022, for scheduled commissioning in January 2023.

France: Heidelberg Materials' subsidiary Ciments Calcia has laid the foundation stone for its construction of a Euro285m CO₂ emissions-reducing upgrade to its Airvault cement plant in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Ciments Calcia first published its plans for the installation of a new 4000t/day production line to replace both existing lines at the Airvault plant in 2021, with commissioning scheduled for mid-2024.

Germany-based ThyssenKrupp secured the order to supply a 1200t/hr double-shaft hammer crusher, a longitudinal blending bed, a 370t/hr Quadropol QMR² 45/23 vertical roller mill, a 10,000t raw materials tangential blending silo, a single-string, five-stage Dopol cyclone preheater with integral calciner for alternative fuels (with the possibility of conversion to oxyfuel), a Polytrack clinker cooler, a solid recovered fuel preparation line and dedusting systems for the project.

Denmark: Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has granted a 150m loan to FLSmidth to support technological developments for the growth of sustainability in the cement and mining sectors. The supplier said that the loan tracks three core sustainability indicators: FLSmidth's ratio of partners with SBTi-certified science-based targets, FLSmidth’s own Scope 1 and 2 CO₂ emissions and its products' Scope 3 impacts.

Chief financial officer Roland Andersen said “With our MissionZero pledge, we are fully committed to developing technologies and solutions that will enable the mining and cement industries to move towards zero emissions by 2030. As sustainability is an integral part of everything we do, it is only natural for us to also link our financing to our sustainability ambitions. This is a first step in this direction, and we are very pleased with the long-term commitment provided by NIB."

UK: Wright Engineering has installed new inlet sealings on a kiln at Lhoist's Whitwell lime plant in Derbyshire. The new configuration increases the distance between the kiln's leaf segments and inlet to 400mm. The supplier says that the increased distance from the flow of incoming material will alleviate spillage issues in the kiln.

India: Imerys has inaugurated a 30,000t/yr calcium aluminate binder plant at Atchatapuram in Andhra Pradesh. The Hindu newspaper has reported that the plant will supply refractory production and construction uses. Imerys plans to expand the plant's capacity to 50,000t/yr by 2030, in order to serve rising demand deriving from India's growing cement sector. This will make it Imerys' largest plant in the country.

Denmark: Switzerland-based Holcim has made an investment in 3D concrete printer supplier COBOD International. Holcim hopes that the investment will help it to further expand its TectorPrint 3D printing ink range. Holcim and COBOD International's collaboration dates to 2019, since which time the partners have 3D printed windmill tower bases in Denmark, a school in Malawi and a housing development in Kenya.

Holcim's head of global research and development Edelio Bermejo said “At Holcim, we are continuously expanding our range of building solutions to build better with less, working to improve living standards for all in a sustainable way. 3D concrete printing will help us meet these goals."

France: Fives has secured a contract to supply a 65MW Pillard NOVAFLAM Evolution burner to a cement producer. The customer’s aims are to continue to maximise alternative fuel (AF) use, to improve clinker quality and to reduce NO_x emissions at its cement plant. The order also includes precalciner burners and a natural gas-powered 35MW Pillard hot gas generator, as well as valve trains and pumping systems.

US: Thailand-based Siam Cement Group (SCG) has invested in Rondo Energy, developer of the Heat Battery. The cement company aims to help its various business lines to decarbonise their operations through deployment of Rondo Energy’s technology. Rondo Energy said that the partnership will support and earlier expansion of its product’s footprint across Southeast Asia and worldwide.

Rondo Energy chief executive officer John O’Donnell said “Rondo is excited to be working with SCG. Rondo’s technology opens a new pathway for SCG to achieve their deep decarbonisation goals and simultaneously reduce their operating costs. SCG’s deep capabilities in execution and quality will enable Rondo to deliver reliable energy infrastructure rapidly and at scale. Together, Rondo and SCG have the global footprint to deliver deep decarbonisation projects, including heat as a service projects in Southeast Asia and worldwide.”

Guatemala: Cementos Progreso has entered into a partnership with 3D printer supplier COBOD. The cement producer has opened its new Innovation and Development Centre in Guatemala to contribute to the development of the construction printing industry in Central and South America. The centre is equipped with a COBOD 3D printer which Cementos Progreso plans to use in housing projects which are currently in the 3D modelling phase.

Cementos Progreso industrial designer Emanuel Ovalle said “I am excited to be working with this exceptional 3D concrete printer from COBOD International for our innovation and research project in the region. We are excited about the possibilities that additive manufacturing opens, and with this technology we can build new things and transform the reality in which we live.”

Egypt: Arab Swiss Engineering Company (ASEC) has won a contract to manage operations and maintenance at Building Material Industries Company (BMIC)’s Asyut cement plant in Asyut Governorate. ASEC previously held responsibility for the plant’s technical management between 2011 and 2019.

The supplier says that both parties look forward to this new phase in their cooperation to maximise the success of the plant’s operations.