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KHD wins orders from JSW Cement, India

08 July 2015, Published under Cement News

Humboldt Wedag India Private Ltd (India) and Humboldt Wedag GmbH (Germany), two subsidiaries of KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG, have signed contracts to supply equipment and services for eight slag grinding units in India. A significant component of each slag grinding unit includes two KHD roller presses with a total capacity of 180tph. The customer, JSW Cement Ltd, is part of the same group as the Indian steel producer JSW Steel Ltd.

Sanghi Industries to inaugurate new mill, India

03 July 2015, Published under Cement News

Sanghi Industries has installed a new 1.2Mta grinding mill at its plant located in Sanghipuram, Kutch district, taking total capacity to 4.1Mta. The company now proposes to commence work on a 15MW Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) system at the main part of the plant. Chief Minister of Gujarat, Anandiben Patel, will inaugurate the grinding facility and lay the foundation stone for the WHR plant at a ceremony on 10 July 2015.

JSW Cement plans two new grinding plants, India

30 June 2015, Published under Cement News

JSW Cement plans to start two greenfield grinding units each in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, India, with potential locations currently being identified. Anil Kumar Pillai, JSW Cement Director and CEO, told the Deccan Herald that each project will involve an investment of between INR350-400 crore. Funds will be raised via internal accrual and loans from banks. For the Tamil Nadu plant, the company has identified possible sites at Tuticorin and the Puducherry. Meanwhile, it continues scout...

Loesche LM 56.3+3 vertical roller mill for new Turkish cement plant

25 June 2015, Published under Cement News

Biberci Insaat has ordered a Loesche LM 56.3+3 clinker grinding VRM for a new cement plant in Konya, in the central Anatolia region of Turkey. The  company, which specialises in infrastructure works including road construction, water conduction lines, sewerage, natural gas, etc, is now venturing into the cement industry with this greenfield project.    The Loesche 56 3+3 mill will have a capacity to produce 200tph or OPC at 3800Blaine, with a gearbox capacity of 5400kW.  Delivery is ...

Optimising Filipino grinding

15 June 2015, Published under Cement News

When Lafarge Republic Inc decided to increase capacity of its Teresa and Norzagaray cement plants in the Philippines, it selected the FCB Horomill® to be installed at both plants. With one project now complete and the other due for commissioning at the end of this year, this article outlines the particular features that led to this choice of grinding solution, together with measures employed for smooth project integration into existing operations. By Fives FCB, France. The FCB Horomil...

Ramco boosted by cost control, stable pricing

04 June 2015, Published under Cement News

India-based Ramco Cements reported a 274 per cent rise in 4QFY14-15 net profit to INR934.2m (US$14.6m) on better cost management and stable cement prices. Revenues for the three months to the end of March 2015 edged ahead by 1.2 per cent to US$156m but sales volumes fell 16.4 per cent to 1.88Mt (2.25Mt a year earlier). For the fiscal year that ended on 31 March 2015, Ramco Cements achieved a profit of US$37.9m, a rise of 76 per cent and a revenue of US$584m. Cement sales totalled 7.67M...

New orders for Cemengal in South America and MEA

27 May 2015, Published under Cement News

Cemengal has signed new orders for conventional grinding stations and its Plug&Grind ® solution to undisclosed customers in the South America, and the Middle East and Africa (MEA) regions over the past few weeks.   South America Plug&Grind Cement grinding plant with a production capacity of 90,000tpa: ball mill Ø2.2m x 9.5m and 500kW; bag filter for 25,000m³/h. The scope of supply includes electrical sub-station to feed the new P&G unit and cement transfer infrastructure to existing silos...

Burnpur commences trial production of Jharkhand grinding unit

26 May 2015, Published under Cement News

Burnpur Cement has commenced the trial production from its new grinding unit at Patratu in state of Jharkhand, India, on 23 May 2015. Fully-fledged production will start next month. The company has clarified that only its grinding unit is ready to start the production. Trial production from its clinker unit will take some more time as it is still under construction.

Christian Pfeiffer celebrates 90th anniversary

21 May 2015, Published under Cement News

Beckum-based Christian Pfeiffer celebrated its 90th anniversary on 24 April 2015 with over 200 customers, business partners and employees from 31 countries attending the event. Managing directors Heinrich Obernhuber and Erich Pichlmaier emphasised that Christian Pfeiffer Beckum (CPB) has become a leading worldwide supplier of mill systems for the cement, coal and minerals industries. Over 200 guests celebrate Christian Pfeiffer's 90th anniversary in Beckum, Germany On arrival...

JSW Cement plans portfolio of grinding Indian grinding facilities

20 May 2015, Published under Cement News

JSW Cement plans to install 10 grinding units across India over the next three years in addition to expanding its existing facilities.  According to the initial proposal outlined by The Hindu newspaper, JSW Cement has earmarked the construction of 1.2Mta grinding units in West Bengal, Vijayanagar (Karnataka), Dolvi (Maharashtra), Odisha and Tamil Nadu. The company is also due to embark on the expansion of existing facilities in Vjayanagar and Dolvi in the coming months, with land and envi...