International Cement Review articles tagged under : Case Studies

17 May 2017

More than 'just' a new plant

Cement distribution at the new Port-Daniel-Gascons cement plant of McInnis Cement in Canada has been designed with the environment in mind. Distribution by sea to one of the plant’s four terminals replaces a considerable amount of truck runs. By Jim Braselton and Mark Newhart, McInnis Cement, Canada. The McInnis Cement plant in Port-Daniel-Gascons is the first new North American cement ...

10 May 2017

Assisting Maryneal’s expansion

The modernisation and expansion of Buzzi Unicem’s Maryneal cement plant has enabled it to more than double capacity to 1.2Mst as well as reduce its environmental footprint. PCI Process Consultants was tasked with pro...

18 April 2017

St Marys’ conveyor clean-up

Martin Engineering devises a method to reduce conveyor carryback at St Marys Cement’s Detroit plant.

10 April 2017

Improving Malaysia’s supply

Christian Pfeiffer reports on the completion of its turnkey grinding plant project for Cahya Mata Sarawak.

Co-processing MSW at Hongshuihe Cement Co 23 March 2017

Co-processing MSW at Hongshuihe Cement Co

FLSmidth introduces MSW to Hongshuihe Cement.

09 March 2017

CIMAF: Tema’s new terminal

ICR and CIMAF report on a new cement terminal in Ghana as part of CIMAF's pan-African expansion.

Relocating Yamama Cement 20 February 2017

Relocating Yamama Cement

After years of planning, Yamama Cement Company has finally commenced the relocation of its cement manufacturing operations, moving production from inside the capital, Riyadh, to a new location some 80km from the city...

25 January 2017

Combining forces

Upgrading cement grinding systems offers both process and commercial benefits. The use of a high-pressure grinding roll in semi-finish grinding mode significantly reduces specific energy consumption and improves prod...

14 December 2016

Lokotrack's GCC screen debut

Metso Corporation delivered a mobile Lokotrack screener to GCC's Pueblo cement plant, Colorado, for cleaner limestone processing.

30 November 2016

A burning success

CRH's Rohoznik cement plant in Slovakia has installed a new FLSmidth JETFLEX® burner to raise its solid alternative fuel usage to 80 per cent.

23 November 2016

Building on success

CIMASSO breaks ground on its new grinding plant project under construction by Germany's Intercem in Burkina Faso.

15 September 2016

At the edge of the desert

CBMI Construction reports on the successful erection and start-up of the 5000tpd greenfield plant for Algeria Spa CILAS.

24 August 2016

From coal to petcoke grinding

Walchandnagar Industries Ltd supplies ACC Ltd with a vertical roller mill at its Gagal factory for petcoke grinding on a limited footprint.

15 August 2016

EPCC switches to a new era

Eastern Province Cement Company enlists the experience of ABB to upgrade its electrical infrastructure and automation system at is Al Khursaniya plant.

08 June 2016

A new dragon rises

Distribution and operational efficiencies are key parameters for the success of Bhutan's Dungsam Cement.

18 May 2016

First for Midlothian

Ash Grove Cement has completed the modernisation of its Midlothian cement plant, which delegates at this year's IEEE-IAS/PCA meeting in Texas, USA, will be able to visit.