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LafargeHolcim Kujawy cement plant in Poland to have chlorine bypass system upgraded by A Tec 17 February 2017
Poland: LafargeHolcim has awarded a contract to A Tec to upgrade the chlorine bypass system at its Kujawy cement plant. A Tec will upgrade its existing Reduchlor bypass system to increase the rate to 10% from 5%. The upgrade will retain the system’s existing bypass filter and filter fan. The project will be commissioned in spring of 2017.
A Tec’s Reduchlor bypass system consists of a take-off chamber above the kiln inlet, specifically designed for each installation, and a specially designed quenching chamber, to which the chlorine condenses on and adheres to fine dust particles. After this condensation process the chlorine-enriched material is collected in a filter.
Gulf Cement receives oil well cement certification 17 February 2017
UAE: Gulf Cement has received certification from the American Petroleum Institute to produce oil well cement. Its sales revenue fell by 8% year-on-year to US$153m in 2016 from US$167m in 2015 and its profit fell by 30% to US$13.6m from US$19.4m, according to Mubasher. The cement producer operates a plant in Ras Al Khaimah.
Rudny cement plant to start operation in 2017 17 February 2017
Kazakhstan: The Rudny cement plant in the Kostanai region is due to be commissioned in 2017. The US$46m unit has a cement production capacity of 0.5Mt/yr, according to a local government official reported upon by Interfax. Construction of the plant has been put on hold repeatedly since 2010 due to lack of financing.
Hanil Cement and LK Investment Partners chosen as preferred bidders for Hyundai Cement 17 February 2017
South Korea: Hanil Cement and LK Investment Partners have been chosen as the preferred bidders for the acquisition of Hyundai Cement. They won out against rival bidders as their offer was higher than expected at US$567m, according to the Maeil Business Newspaper. They were bidding to buy a 85% stake in Hyundai Cement. If the purchase completes then Hanil Cement could increase it market share to 30% from 20% at present.
Indian power company NTPC seeks partners to build cement plants 16 February 2017
India: NTPC is looking for cement producers to help it build cement plants to take advantage of its fly ash and electricity. The power generation company is asking cement producers to submit expressions of interest for partnerships to build 1Mt/yr cement plants near its power stations, according to the Times of India. Partners will have to source their fly ash from NTPC but will be responsible for marketing their own products. NTPC has previously tried to enter the cement market since 2008 with both partners including the Cement Corporation of India and on its own. It produces 65Mt/yr of fly ash.