Cement News tagged under: Fives FCB
Eqiom awards Fives FCB Héming upgrade contract05 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsEqiom has awarded Fives FCB the contract to upgrade its cement grinding plant in Héming , France. The cement producer, which is part of CRH , plans to upgrade its grinding unit with the installation of latest-generation classifier to improve separation performance and produce cement at a higher fineness with lower energy consumption levels. This will enable Eqiom to reduce the clinker factor of its cement and its CO 2 footprint. Fives FCB will integrate an FCB TSVTM 4000 THF Classifi... |
Rohrdorfer Zement awards Fives FCB clay calcination contract12 June 2024, Published under Cement NewsRohrdorfer Zement has awarded Fives FCB the EPC contract for the supply of a 50tpd clay calcination unit at the Rohrdorf plant in Bavaria, Germany. The integrated clay calcination unit within the clinker line is expected to test various clay sources and qualities with the ultimate goal of reducing CO 2 emissions linked to cement production, targeting net zero emissions in 2038. The pilot plant will feature Fives’ proprietary pyroprocess technologies such as three-stage FCB preheater, FCB ... |
Ciment Quebec has selected Fives FCB to upgrade its Saint Basile plant03 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsOn August 12 th , 2021, Fives FCB was awarded a contract by Ciments Québec Inc (CQI) for the supply of two new FCB Horomill ® grinding workshops to upgrade its Saint Basile plant cement production facilities. Production of high quality cement with higher additives content Ciment Québec was looking for a cutting-edge, reliable and environmentally-friendly grinding technology to produce numerous types of high quality cements and succeed in their evolution towards higher additives content.... |
Pillard wins Mexican burner order03 February 2020, Published under Cement NewsPillard has received an order for a Pillard PRECAFLAM™ burner in a new cement plant in Mexico, delivered by Fives FCB. Its technology, associated with both the Pillard NOVAFLAM ® main burner and the Fives FCB preheater, enables a very low specific heat consumption with an average of 760 kcal/kg. This 70MW vertical Pillard PRECAFLAM™ burner is designed to fire coal/petcoke/diesel/natural gas and solid alternative fuel. The substitution ratio of the alternative solid fuels can reach up to 6... |
China National Building Materials (CNBM)31 July 2019, Published under Cement NewsCNBM and Fives FCB have signed a cooperation agreement related to the Paris Agreement regarding climate change and the modernisation of CNBM’s installations. Under the agreement, Fives FCB will supply its Horomill® grinding technology for CNBM’s overseas and domestic projects, such as Zhonglian Cement and Southwest Cement. The Horomill technology is designed to considerably decrease the power consumption and CO 2 emissions of plants, as well as allowing for the production of a higher and mo... |
Cem’In’Eu awards Portes les Valence grinding contract to FCB19 June 2019, Published under Cement NewsCem’In’Eu has awarded the contract for a 0.25Mta grinding plant at Portes les Valence, Drôme, France, to Fives FCB. The order includes an FCB-B ball mill with a capacity of 34tph, which will operate in closed circuit with an FCB TSV high-efficiency dynamic separator. In addition, Fives FCB will supply clinker, limestone and gypsum hoppers and loading systems. "This contract is the basis of a genuine partnership between Cem'In'Eu and Fives FCB which will involve the supply of other product... |
Fives supplies TSV™ classifier to Romanian gypsum plant25 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsBelgium's Etex Building Performances, specialised in the production of plaster-based products, selected Fives for the modernisation of its calcined gypsum grinding unit, which was initially located in Bucharest and has now been transferred to its Aghires plant. As such, Fives provided Etex with a FCB TSV™ 1600 MF classifier to close the existing open circuit, with the commissioning of the unit performed from 22-25 January 2019. The classifier is already achieving a low global bypass and... |
Fives FCB completes kiln and tyre replacement at Val d'Azergues plant19 March 2019, Published under Cement NewsFives FCB has successfully completed the kiln shell replacement at LafargeHolcim's Val d'Azergues plant, France. LafargeHolcim previouly signed an agreement with Fives FCB in 2018 for the replacement of 9m section of its kiln shell at the Val d’Azergues plant, including the replacement of one tyre, roller and seal. Site installation and preliminary works started in the beginning of January 2019. Mid-January replacement works were initiated: ducts were dismantled for crane access, old p... |
FCB Horomill® turns 2525 February 2019, Published under Cement NewsThis year marks the 25th anniversary of the FCB Horomill ® , a breakthrough technology for raw meal, cement, slag and minerals grinding. Having actively participated in the development of the mill, Buzzi Unicem reflects on the evolution of the technology in terms of mechanical, wear protection, process and layout developments. By Giovanni Battista Auxilia & Luigi Buzzi, Buzzi Unicem, Italy. Buzzi Unicem’s Mexican associate Cementos Moctezuma employs the FCB Horomill to grind raw meal... |
Fives FCB opens sales office in USA12 December 2018, Published under Cement NewsFives strengthens its global presence as it opens a new Cement and Minerals sales office in the USA. Through this new office, the company will improve the ways in which it addresses the requirements of the US market, and promote FCB technologies and services for the cement and minerals industries in terms of equipment, systems, revamping and complete line projects. |