Bangladesh cement manufacturers are replacing their traditional ball mills (TBMs) with sophisticated vertical roller mill (VRM) and roller press (RP) equipment, reports the Daily Star.
Although VRM and RP-based manufacturing lines are three times costlier than the traditional ones, advanced technologies can help sustain businesses in the long run. Nine large companies - Shah Cement, Bashundhara Cement, Fresh Cement, Premier Cement Mills, Seven Rings, Crown Cement, LafargeHolcim, HeidelbergCement, and Akij Cement - that collectively control 85 per cent of the domestic cement market, have shifted to the sophisticated manufacturing process.
"VRM and RP-based production processes reduce energy consumption by 25 per cent," said Mohammed Amirul Haque, managing director of Premier Cement. "At the same time, they are environment-friendly and cut pollution by around 70 per cent compared to the traditional production line.”
