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Philippines: Republic Cement has released more information about its US$300m investment programme to increase its production capacity. The joint venture from Ireland’s CRH and Aboitiz Equity Ventures plans to increase the capacity of its plants at Luzon and Mindanao by 2019 in the first phase of the project, according to the Manila Bulletin newspaper. This will then be followed by a second phase that will build new clinker production lines.
Little additional detail was released but the cement producer intends to install several grinding mills to increase its cement production capacity by 3Mt/yr. In addition it will install improved process technology to increase clinker output from all of its plants in Luzon that it says will be equivalent in capacity terms to a new kiln line investment.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Fons Technology International (FTI) has replaced the existing clinker cooler of Fabrika Cementa Lukavac’s (FCL) cement plant in Tuzla. The new cooler has a capacity of 2100t/day. After commissioning by FTI the cooler has achieved the targeted process figures with a smooth mechanical operation. As part of the project FTI reused the existing cooler casing, existing refractory, four of the existing fans and the existing hammer crusher.
Lithuania: Akmenės Cementas is fighting a legal battle over the repayment of a Euro40m loan it took out in 2007. The cement producer started negotiating in September 2016 with its creditors to have the repayment deferred by three years, according to the Baltic Business Daily. However the deal was blocked by the Baltijos Kredito Sprendimai, which inherited the portfolio of the bankrupt bank Snoras. On 15 June 2017 the Vilnius Regional Court temporarily banned Akmenės Cementas’ six creditors from taking loan repayments from its accounts with the exception of interest payments.
Akmenes Cementas built a new Euro110m production line in late 2014. The company used its own funds and the loan to finance the project.
Cimenfort inaugurates clinker kiln project
21 June 2017Angola: Cimenfort has inaugurated the start of its clinker kiln project. Industry minister Bernarda Martins presided at the event that marks the second phase of its ongoing upgrade scheme at its cement grinding plant in Benguela, according to the Angola News Agency. The first phase of its upgrades saw its production capacity rise to 0.7Mt/yr through an upgraded grinding system. Equipment for the project is being supplied by Germany’s KHD Humboldt Wedag.
Fives wins dryer contract with Cementos del Norte
13 June 2017Honduras: France’s Fives has won a contract to supply a FCB Flash dryer for Cementos del Norte’s Bijao plant. The dryer will be installed on an existing ball mill that was supplied and installed by Fives FCB in 2001 for a production capacity of 90t/hr of pozzolanic cement. Since then the pozzolana content and moisture rate have increased. Once operational the grinding plant drying capacity will rise.
Grupo Gloria expands Cal & Cemento Sur lime plant
12 June 2017Peru: Grupo Gloria says that a US$80m upgrade project at its Cal & Cemento Sur lime plant at Caracoto-Juliaca near Puno is underway. Construction of a sixth line at the site scheduled for completion for the end of 2017, according to the Gestión newspaper. The new line will increase production by 1000t/day to 2000t/day. The investment follows a US$120m investment since 2012 that will see the plant’s production capacity rise to 1Mt/yr by the end of 2017 from 0.13Mt/yr in 2013.
Ada completes US$100m upgrade
05 June 2017US: The Holcim US Ada plant in Oklahoma, a member of LafargeHolcim, has seen the completion of its three-year, US$100m new kiln and modernisation project. The project has boosted the plant’s capacity by 20%, raising its clinker capacity to 0.68Mt/yr from 0.62Mt/yr. The upgrades allow the plant to conform to the US National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) regulations.
Mike Langan, Ada plant manager, said, "NESHAP is one performance standard that's fairly restrictive. New Source Performance Standards are the most restrictive environmental regulations in our industry and this plant meets that. So it is much cleaner environmentally (than before)."
The upgrades made it possible for the plant to increase its use of fuel derived from scrap tires, replacing at least 20% of the fossil fuel used in the new kiln line. That change will make the operation cleaner and more efficient, supporting LafargeHolcim's sustainable-development goals.
Philippines: Cemex Philippines and CBMI Construction have signed a contract for the construction of a 1.5Mt/yr production line at the Solid Cement Plant in Rizal. The scope of the deal covers quarry crushing to package and dispatch, including engineering, equipment supply, civil work, erection, training and commissioning. CBMI say it is the first collaboration between the subsidiary of Sinoma and Cemex. No value for the order has been disclosed.
Algeria: The Saoura Cement Company has chosen a MVR 5000 R-4 mill from Gebr. Pfeiffer for the new production line at its plant in Zahana. The 425t/hr raw cement mill will grind material to a fineness of 12 % R90µm and the drive will have a power of 3500kW. The expected moisture level of the input material will be 13%. The order was placed by CBMI, a subsidiary of China’s Sinoma, that is building a plant upgrade for Groupe des Ciments d’Algérie (GICA).
UK: It is hoped that a Euro23m upgrade project at Hanson’s Padeswood cement plant will be completed in early 2019. A planning application will be submitted to the local government in the summer of 2017 following consultation with local residents. The plant intends to install a new vertical roller mill to grind cement and to build a new rail loading facilities at the site.
“The plan is to mothball three of the old mills and install a new vertical roller mill capable of grinding up to 0.65Mt/yr of clinker. The new mill will be fully enclosed in a building, minimising noise and reducing the potential for escape of cement dust,” said plant manager Steve Hall. The project also includes construction of new cement silos alongside the existing railway line to load trains for delivery. At present the rail link is used to bring in coal to fire the kilns. In future, three trains a week will be despatched to Hanson’s depots in London, Bristol and Scotland or around 15% of total cement production.