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Brazil: Cimento Nacional, part of Buzzi, has selected Fuller Technologies to supply a second ball mill and separator system for its Pitimibu plant, replicating the equipment successfully installed in 2013. The original setup was a UMS 5.0 x 17 ball mill combined with an O-SEPA® N4500 separator, which has operated reliably for over a decade, according to the company. The company has now ordered an updated version of the system. The new package includes a next-generation O-SEPA® separator with a fine drive for increased rotation speed and high-Blaine cement output, and a high-efficiency air seal designed to reduce coarse bypass and improve final cement quality.

US: A new finish mill has officially been commissioned at the Durkee cement plant. The facility held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the occasion. The upgrade will increase the plant’s cement production capacity by 210,000t/yr without increasing clinker production or associated CO₂ emissions. The company said the new finish mill enhances its ability to deliver consistent, high-performance cement.

India: UltraTech Cement has awarded Fuller Technologies the contract to supply two high-capacity clinker coolers for its upcoming production lines at Pali Cement Works in Rajasthan and Vikram Cement Works in Madhya Pradesh. Each cooler will have a capacity of 12,000t/day of clinker.

India: My Home Cement will build a new plant in eastern India, which will produce slag-based composite cement. The move is aimed at strengthening the company’s footprint in the region. Clinker will be transported from My Home Cement’s existing operations in southern India and blended at the new facility with locally sourced blast furnace slag and fly ash.

Gebr. Pfeiffer was selected to supply a MVR 6000 C-6 vertical roller mill, equipped with an 8200kW drive. The comprehensive scope of supply includes all components from raw material hoppers through to cement silos. The project is being carried out in close collaboration between Gebr. Pfeiffer (India) and Gebr. Pfeiffer (Germany), with customer support and plant design handled by Pfeiffer’s engineering team in Noida.

India: JK Cement has ordered the country’s largest raw material mill from Gebr. Pfeiffer for its upcoming greenfield plant in Jaisalmer. The MVR 6000 R-6 vertical roller mill will have a drive power of 7400kW and a capacity of 1200t/hr. Fitted with an SLS 6300 VR high-performance classifier, the mill will deliver a product fineness of 1.5% residue on a 212µm screen. The compact layout enabled by the mill’s high power density will reduce space requirements for the planned grinding plant. The project is being executed jointly by Gebr. Pfeiffer (India) and Gebr. Pfeiffer (Germany), with completion expected by the end of 2026.

Iraq: Saman Cement has awarded a contract for the supply of a MVR 5000 R-4 vertical roller mill from Gebr. Pfeiffer for the second production line at its plant in Al Mothanna Province. The mill will grind 450t/hr of cement raw material, drying feed with 6.7% moisture to below 1%. It features a 4000kW drive and an SLS 4000 VR classifier. This follows nearly a decade of operation by a Gebr. Pfeiffer MPS 5000 B mill on the plant’s first line. Sinoma International Engineering is acting as general contractor. Commissioning is scheduled for the first half of 2027.

India: Sagar Cement has ordered a MVR 5000 C-4 vertical roller mill for cement grinding at its Dachepalle plant in Andhra Pradesh. The new unit has a drive power of 3870kW, and will produce 210t/hr of ordinary Portland cement. The investment follows the installation of a mill of the same size at the site in 2018. The project is being executed in collaboration with Gebr. Pfeiffer (India) and Gebr. Pfeiffer (Germany), with Pfeiffer’s Noida-based engineering team providing full design and support.

Türkiye: Nuh Çimento has installed a new electric LPS 420 portal slewing crane from Liebherr at its private port in Hereke to boost efficiency and reduce emissions. The crane has a 124t lifting capacity and can handle up to 1500t/hr. The company said that the crane is designed for high-throughput handling of abrasive materials such as clinker and cement.

Nuh Çimento’s port handles 5Mt/yr of dry bulk cargo and serves over 40 export markets. The 595m berth supports vessels up to 80,000dwt and features a 300m underground conveyor tunnel and automated loading systems.

Germany: Gebr. Pfeiffer will supply an MVR vertical roller mill to Thomas Zement’s Karsdorf plant in Saxony-Anhalt, replacing the existing Horomill to reduce CO₂ emissions.

The order also includes the mill building, material dosing and transport systems to defined transfer points. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, with commissioning scheduled for mid-2027.

India: Adani Cement and Finland-based Coolbrook have announced an agreement to implement the world’s first commercial deployment of Coolbrook’s RotoDynamic heater (RDH) at Adani’s Boyareddypalli integrated cement plant in Andhra Pradesh. The project reportedly aims to ‘significantly’ reduce CO₂ emissions from cement production.

The RDH system will decarbonise the calcination phase of cement production by supplying ‘clean’ heat powered entirely by renewable energy from Adani. The installation is expected to cut around 60,000t/yr of CO₂ emissions, with potential for a tenfold increase in future phases, according to the producer.

The partnership also includes plans to expand the use of RotoDynamic technology across other Adani Cement sites, with five additional projects targeted within two years. The first-generation RDH will deliver hot gases of around 1000°C to dry and optimise the use of alternative fuels.