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Sinoma signs waste heat power plant deal with Asia-Africa Business Management in Namibia
03 January 2018Namibia/China: Sinoma Energy Conservation has signed a contract with China’s Asia-Africa Business Management (AABM) to build a 4.5MW waste heat power plant. The power unit will support a 2500t/day cement production plant that AABM and local company Whale Rock Cement plan to build as a joint venture. The cement plant project was first announced in 2015.
Austria: Rohrdorfer Group has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to Humboldt Wedag, a subsidiary of KHD, for the modernisation of the kiln line at its cement plant operations in Gmunden. The upgrade will enable the flexible usage of a wide range of waste fractionally pre-treated derived fuels on a high substitution rate.
The modernisation project comprises the design and supply of KHD’s world´s first ever Pyrorotor Calciner Technology, as well as the replacement of the existing satellite cooler with a new generation Pyrofloor PFC2 clinker cooler. The existing three station rotary kiln will be fitted with a new kiln drive and a new kiln hood as well as kiln inlet and outlet.
With the installation of the new Pyrorotor Calciner Technology from KHD the Gmunden plant will be able to burn very coarse waste derived fuels including whole rubber tires, which will lead to drastically reduced requirements in regard to waste pre-treatment. Therefore, the kiln modification will also emphasise on pollutant emission reduction.
The contract includes: three new preheater cyclones; a new preheater ID-fan; a tertiary air duct; a Pyrotop compact calciner mixing chamber; Pyrorotor Calciner burning chamber technology, a Pyroclon Calciner Burning System; a new kiln bypass unit; a multi-fuel Pyro-Jet kiln burner for primary and secondary fuels; a new kiln drive and kiln hood; a Pyrofloor PFC2 clinker cooler equipped with a Pyrocrusher roller type clinker crusher; and Simulex plant simulation software.
KHD services include the dismantling of existing equipment parts as well as the engineering, design, supply and erection of new equipment including commissioning services. Commissioning of the new system is scheduled for April 2019.
Eurocement launches packaging and logistics unit at Lipetskcement
20 December 2017Russia: Eurocement’s subsidiary Lipetskcement has launched a new production and logistics unit at its cement plant at Lipetsk. The cement producer has spent around Euro9m on the upgrade that allows the plant to ship up to 10,000t/day of cement. Features of the new unit include an automated weighbridge and lines for road and rail transport with a capacity of 800t/hr and 1600t/hr respectively.
Lucky Cement completes new production line at Karachi plant
19 December 2017Pakistan: Lucky Cement has completed a new 1.3Mt/yr production line at its Karachi cement plant. Clinker production started on the new line on 12 December 2017. It has also implemented efficiency improvements at its Pezu plant that have increased its production capacity by 0.3Mt/yr. The cement producer now has a total cement production capacity of 9.35Mt/yr.
LafargeHolcim spends Euro38m on upgrades to Polish cement plants
19 December 2017Poland: LafargeHolcim has spent Euro36m on upgrades to alternative fuels handling at its Kujawy cement plant. The investment includes preparing the kiln for the use of alternative fuels, building a new terminal, setting up a new automated laboratory and building a hall for storing and processing alternative fuels. The project is intended to adjust the plant’s kiln for processing alternative fuels and securing new alternative fuel sources. The cement producer aims to control the alternative fuels supply chain for its plant from source to kiln.
The company has also spent Euro2m on upgrades to its Małogoszcz cement plant. These included process optimisation and environmental improvements such as modernising the inlet channel to the rotary kiln cooler, renovating the furnace outlet and installing a new drive system for the mill. The stacks for two kilns were also renovated.
Holcim to spend US$120m on update to Malagueño cement plant
18 December 2017Argentina: Holcim Argentina plans to spend US$120m on an update to its Malagueño cement plant in Cordoba province. The investment will increase the unit’s production capacity by 45% or 0.73Mt/yr, according to La Voz del Interior newspaper. The project includes rebuilding a clinker production line at the site, installing a new cement mill and refurbishing packaging lines.
Philippines: Cemex Philippines has received an environmental compliance certificate from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for a proposed new production line at its cement plant operated by Solid Cement at Antipolo City, Rizal. The cement producer wants to build a new 1.5Mt/yr line at the site, according to the Philippines News Agency. Cemex and CBMI Construction signed a deal to build the line in May 2017.
Loma Negra to build new line at L'Amalí plant
14 December 2017Argentina: Loma Negra plans to spend US$350m on building a new 2.7Mt/yr production line at its Amalí plant in Olavarria. Production on the new line is scheduled to start in early 2020. Once operational it is expected to create 220 new jobs. The new line will include a new kiln, two new two vertical mill for raw and cement grinding and a bagging and palletising unit.
Kizilkumcement completes energy saving upgrades
04 December 2017Uzbekistan: Kizilkumcement has upgraded its grinding separation process with five ZH15000-5-7 compressor units manufactured by Atlas Copco. Each of the new three-stage centrifugal air compressors has a capacity of 250m3. Energy saving aspects of the project include reducing the installed capacity of the compressor from 1600kW to 1400kW; electricity savings due to automatic capacity control, and accordingly the compressor power consumption when changing the compressed air flow rate at the output; and reduction of pressure loss in the pipeline by reducing the length of the duct by decentralising the compressor station and installing new compressors near the consumer of compressed air.
Medcem Cameroon spends US$10m on upgrades at Douala plant
31 October 2017Cameroon: Medcem Cameroon plans to invest US$10m to upgrade its 0.4Mt/yr cement grinding plant in Douala. Following the upgrade the unit will have a production capacity of 1Mt/yr. The investment has been planned to meet a demand increase mostly driven by national infrastructure and construction projects. The project is planned for completion in 2018. Following the upgrade the cement producer will be the fourth largest in the country.