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Know your raw materials

22 August 2016, Published under Cement News

Stackers and reclaimers play a large part in achieving the reliability that helps deliver a constant supply of homogenised raw materials to the mills. The storage solution must cope with quarry operations and logistics, as well as different raw material parameters. To ensure the reliability of stackers and reclaimers and to optimise their total costs, accurate raw materials characterisation is essential. By FLSmidth, Denmark. At Holcim Brazil's Barroso plant, the clay excavator was in...

Bangladesh: FLSmidth supplies world’s largest VRM

19 August 2016, Published under Cement News

FLSmidth has signed a contract with Bangladesh company, Shah Cement Industries Ltd, for the supply of an FLSmidth OK TM 62-6 vertical mill to its Mukhtarpur plant, Munshiganj, Bangladesh. Scope of supply will include the main equipment, process and layout engineering, civil engineering and site advisory. Product companies will also participate in the deal, with FLSmidth MAAG Gear installing a MAAG ® MAX Drive at the plant and FLSmidth Automation contributing to the full systems scope of...

Denmark: FLSmidth 2H16 revenues fall 19%

16 August 2016, Published under Cement News

FLSmidth's revenue decreased 19 per cent to DKK4135m (US$620.7m) in 2Q16 (2Q15: DKK5093m  or US$764.5m). The revenue improved sequentially from 1Q16 but was nevertheless lower than expected in 2Q16. The gross profit in 2Q16 decreased to DKK1078m from DKK1327m in 2Q15, corresponding to a gross margin of 26.1 per cent (2Q15: 26.1 per cent). The gross margin is still holding up despite pricing pressure and under-absorption due to the lower than anticipated revenue, says FLSmidth. Forei...

Bolivia’s Fancesa to open bids for new production unit

26 July 2016, Published under Cement News

The opening of bids for the equipment of Fancesa’s new production facilities is expected today, according to Herland Daza, general manager of the Bolivian cement company.    FLSmidth and Polysius are participating in the tender, which is valued around US$220m, according to Mr Daza.

Vietnam: order for FLSmidth

28 June 2016, Published under Cement News

Vietnamese cement producer Tan Thang Cement have awarded FLSmidth a contract for the supply of main equipment to a greenfield plant in the country. The Engineering and Procurement contract is valued at approximately DKK255m (US$37.9m). The new 5000tpd plant will be located in the Nghe An province, 300km south of Hanoi. The scope of supply includes all the main equipment, from raw mill grinding to clinker silo, as well as civil design, coal mill installation, training and commissioning.

India: FLSmidth cement plant order

23 June 2016, Published under Cement News

FLSmidth has signed a contract with Larsen & Tourbro Ltd for the engineering and supply of equipment for a 3000tpd cement production line. The new plant will be located in Ariyalur, approximately 300km south of Chennai. The end client is Tamil Nadu Cement Corporation Ltd (TANCEM), an undertaking of the Government of Tamil Nadu, who have an EPC contract with Larsen & Toubro. The scope of supply includes a complete production line, incuding the latest environmental pollution control system...

Brazil gives OK to VRM

20 June 2016, Published under Cement News

Brazilian cement producers, like many others in the sector, have continually sought to improve their operations and advance their output by achieving higher grinding capacities, improved efficiencies, increased clinker substitution and finer product residues. Vertical roller mill technology has played a key part in this development. By Jared Weston, FLSmidth Inc, USA. Recent 36-4 OK TM cement mill installation in Brazil The Brazilian cement industry is a frontrunner in terms of...

Vietnam: Tan Thang Cement awards FLSmidth US$38.5m plant project

17 June 2016, Published under Cement News

Tan Thang Cement JSC has awarded FLSmidth an engineering and procurement contract for around DKK255m (US$38.5m) to supply main equipment to a greenfield cement plant in Vietnam. The plant will be located in the Nghe An province, some 300km south of the capital, Hanoi.    The order includes all the main equipment from raw mill grinding to clinker silo, as well as a coal mill installation, civil design, commissioning and training. Once completed, the cement plant will have a capacity of 5000...

FLSmidth records 19% rise in 1Q order intake

19 May 2016, Published under Cement News

FLSmidth reported a 19 per cent increase in order intake for 1Q16 to DKK5.281bn (US$797m), mainly due to the receipt of a large order in a quarter which is usually quiet. Revenue fell by 20 per cent in January with the recovery in February and March unable to offset the drop. Total revenues for the quarter reached DKK3.758bn, down from DKK4.683bn a year ago. The revenue shortfall impacted on operational leverage, which led to an EBITA margin of 6.5 per cent (down from 8.5 per cent in 1Q15) ...

FLSmidth and GE to make cloud data platform

12 May 2016, Published under Cement News

FLSmidth and GE will create digital solutions together to increase productivity in the cement and minerals industries. The new solutions developed on GE's cloud-based Predix platform will use FLSmidth's expertise in cement and minerals processing and GE's Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) capabilities to maximise the potential of connected equipment units and to increase productivity. The FLSmidth control applications integrated on GE's Predix platform will be launched in 3Q16. FLSmidt...