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UK: Aggregate Industries has launched six new products in its Lafarge Cement range. The additions include Super White Cement and Sulfate Resistant Portland fly ash cement as well as Concrete Mix, Postmix and Mortar Mix blends, and Hydrated Lime. The new products join the LafargeHolcim subsidiary’s already established Lafarge General Purpose Cement range.
Cemtec successfully transports 170t mill to Bavaria 01 June 2017
Germany: Cemtec has successfully transported a 170t cement grinding mill from its headquarters in Enns, Austria to a client in Bavaria. The transported equipment had an internal diameter of 4.6m, an outside diameter of 5.2m and a length of over 17m. Due to the size of the mill the transportation could not be carried out on motorways and the engineering company was forced to use smaller roads and inland waterways include the River Danube. Extra challenges included using additional haulage vehicles to cope with inclines of up to almost 14%, temporarily removing electricity and telephone cables in certain locations, laying road slabs at crossroads and shutting a motorway while the mill crossed it. The total transportation time took eight days.
Cemex USA terminals in San Diego and La Mirada achieve Energy Star Challenge for Industry status 01 June 2017
US: Two Cemex USA terminals in California have achieved the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Energy Star Challenge for Industry status by reducing their energy consumption by more than 10% each. The San Diego terminal achieved a 12.2% reduction in 2016, compared to the prior year. The La Mirada terminal achieved a 23.2% reduction year-on-year. The Energy Star Challenge for Industry is a national call-to-action to improve energy efficiency by 10% within five years.
The La Mirada and San Diego terminals reduced their energy consumption by completing projects and executing strategies to improve their onsite energy intensity. Workers were educated on energy-management practices and procedures for the proper operation of plant equipment. Out-dated light bulbs at the terminals were replaced with more energy-efficient LED lighting. The process of enhancing lighting at the terminals continues in 2017, and workers at the terminals are focused on looking for more ways to save energy in the future. Cemex also plans to roll out programme to all of its logistics operations.
Man Diesel & Turbo supplies six engines to China Gezhouba Group cement plant project in Iraq 01 June 2017
Iraq: Germany’s Man Diesel & Turbo has delivered six Man 18V32/40 engines, including gensets and mechanical equipment to CGGC-UN Power Co (Gezhouba Group) in Samawah. CGGC is acting as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor in a project building a 50MW captive power plant for a cement plant to be operated by Kairat Al Abar Iraqi (KAAI). The engines will run on heavy fuel oil (HFO) in base load mode. The cement plant is being built by China’s Sinoma.
Diamond Cement secures US$22.5m loan from African Development Bank for grinding pant in Guinea 01 June 2017
Guinea: Diamond Cement Guinea has been awarded a US$22.5m loan from the African Development Bank (AFDB) to build a 0.5Mt/yr cement grinding plant at Souguta. Overall the AFDB has pledged around US$37.5m for the project to the cement producer’s owner Wacem, according to African Manager financial news service. The AFDB previously part-financed a 0.5Mt/yr plant in Conakry with a value of US$15m.