Chengdu Design and Research Institute of Building Materials Industry Co Ltd (CDI), the main contractor for the new Beni Suef Cement plant project, in Egypt, selected Siemens to supply integrated industrial systems and gas analysis solution.

The EUR1.2bn El Arish cement plant, near Beni Suef, consists of six production lines that can produce 36,000tpd of clinker and 13Mta of cement. Siemens was responsible for supplying the main drive system, consisting of Flender mechanical drives, as well as medium-voltage motors and drives. The supply package also comprises of plant control systems and process gas analytics solutions. To ensure reliable on-site power, Siemens has set up the main electrical substation and distribution transformers.

"To ensure our operations are at their best performance and reliability, while achieving cost efficiencies, we chose Siemens’ industrial systems and gas analytics’ solutions to help us achieve this goal," explained He Zhongjian, deputy project manager, Sinoma CDI.