The successful partnership between Aumund France and Aumund China has resulted in large orders for Aumund in Algeria for two new cement plants at Zahana and Bechar. The two orders together comprise 26 belt and chain bucket elevators, two bucket apron conveyors, 10 pan conveyors and 10 drag chain conveyors.

Société des Ciments de Zahana plant
The Société des Ciments de Zahana (SCIZ) plant, which has a capacity of 4500tpd, is located near Oran, around 450km from the capital Algiers. Here three chain bucket elevators with centre distances (cc) ranging from 22.5 to 34.9m, and capacities from 50 to 220tph, will be used to convey cement and clinker. Eleven belt bucket elevators (cc 22.5-116.1m) will convey raw meal, cement and clinker with capacities between 190 and 680tph. The Aumund bucket apron conveyor with a centre distance of 61.1m and a capacity of 360tph will join the five Aumund pan conveyors (cc 18.3-106.8m, capacity 
300-360tph) in conveying clinker. The 10 Aumund drag chain conveyors with centre distances between 6.1 and 33.8m will be used in clinker dust extraction and are designed for conveying capacities from 15 to 80tph.

Bechar plant, Algeria
The second order for Algeria, for the Bechar cement plant, was placed by CBMI to Aumund Beijing with support from Aumund France. This plant has a capacity of 3200tpd and will operate 15 Aumund belt and chain bucket elevators, five Aumund pan conveyors and an Aumund bucket apron conveyor for its bulk materials handling. The bucket elevators with centre distances ranging from 11 to 102.9m will convey raw meal, cement and clinker at capacities from 70 to 480tph. The five pan conveyors, with centre distances from 22.2 to 89.8m, will convey their loads at up to 480tph. The Aumund bucket apron conveyor in Bechar (cc 88.5m and capacity 200tph) will also convey clinker.