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Global grinding start-ups

04 March 2014, Published under Cement News

ICR seeks out the locations of the new finish-grinding plants and proposed new grinding station projects around the world. Large projects coming on-stream this year include Saudi Cement's new Jizan plant, Sephaku Cement's 1.4Mta Delmas grinding unit in South Africa and UltraTech’s 1.6Mta expansion at Jharsuguda, India. The Christian Pfeiffer mill at Jizan, Saudi Arabia, operates with an OptiTromp separator The need to build grinding plants does not seem to be slowing as producer...

Oman Cement to obtain a loan to finance new mill project

28 February 2014, Published under Cement News

Oman Cement has decided to obtain a loan from a leading Omani bank to finance a new mill at its existing plant with an expected expenditure of US$39m. Jamal Shamis Al Hooti, CEO of the sultanate’s second-largest producer, said: “…while our acceptance to the Bank's offer has been communicated, an agreement in this regard is being finalised.” (Source: Muscat Securities Market)

Lucky Cement 1HFY14 net profit rises 20%

27 February 2014, Published under Cement News

Pakistan market leader Lucky Cement reported a 20 per cent rise in net profit for the first half of FY14 boosted by in part by higher prices. Net profit for the six months to the end of December 2013 stood at PKR5.16bn (US$49.2m) compared to PKR4.49bn in the same period of the year before. Revenue improved 11.8 per cent YoY to PKR19.57bn against PKR17.51bn in the 1HFY13. Commenting on the results, Global Research said revenues grew on the back of a 10 per cent YoY increase in domestic c...

Optimising Tororo's output

18 February 2014, Published under Cement News

Significant infrastructure investment in Uganda has been fuelling cement demand which is expected to exceed 2Mta in the near term. Located in eastern Uganda, Tororo Cement approached FLSmidth to help bring its plant to its rated capacity and achieve uninterrupted operation. FLSmidth responded by upgrading the raw mill and replacing all the major process fans, resulting in stable production of more than 1000tpd and reduced energy consumption, better positioning Tororo to meet the domestic dem...

Loesche to supply Saudi Arabia with first VRMs for cement grinding

13 February 2014, Published under Cement News

Loesche is to supply the first vertical roller mills for cement grinding in Saudi Arabia having secured an order from Southern Province Cement Co (SPCC) for a new brownfield project. SPCC is building a new 5000tpd clinker line at Bisha and China’s CNBM has been contracted for delivery and execution of the new line. Two Loesche type LM 56.3+3 VRMs, each with a minimum capacity of 200tph, will be installed at the site. The new mills will enable SPCC to produce OPC cements as well as various a...

Grinding on time with WIL

10 February 2014, Published under Cement News

When Reliance Cement planned the construction of a greenfield 0.6Mta grinding plant near Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, the cement producer called upon the engineering and supply services of Walchandnagar Industries Ltd. The Indian EPC supplier's experience and detailed supervision of Chinese parts helped ensure Reliance’s first venture into the domestic cement market was completed on time and within budget. By YV Satyamurthy, Reliance Cement Co Pvt Ltd, India & PC Bhagwat, Walchandnagar Indust...

Pressing matters

04 February 2014, Published under Cement News

Since the 1980s, roller presses have been in demand for their high levels of efficiency and energy conservation, and their development has reached an advanced level of maturity. With over 1400 units of its HFCG roller press series sold, Hefei Cement Research and Design Institute of China explains how the technology has evolved and can be best applied to the milling process. By Bao Wei, Gao Lin and Ding Hao, Hefei Cement Research and Design Institute, China. HCRDI explains the key char...

Lafarge Republic gets go-ahead for plant expansion

30 January 2014, Published under Cement News

Lafarge Republic has secured approval from its board of directors to expand its plant in Norzagaray, Bulacan, to keep up with continuing growth in the domestic cement market. In a disclosure released yesterday, the country’s second-largest producer, said: "Please be advised that at the regular meeting of the board of directors of Lafarge Republic, Inc held on January 28... the board of directors approved the corporation's investment in a new grinding mill for its Norzagaray Plant, with capa...

Advanced vertical milling

28 January 2014, Published under Cement News

Due to evolving market requirements and trends towards higher capacities, new orders for grinding systems with high throughput rates and tailor-made cement qualities have become prerequisites. To meet this challenge, Gebr Pfeiffer has developed trendsetting mill and drive concepts for the cement industry. With supply of the world’s largest vertical roller mill (VRM) for Holcim Brasil’s Barroso works in progress, the German milling specialist shares operational experiences with recent project...

FLSmidth wins order from Oman Cement

17 January 2014, Published under Cement News

FLSmidth has received an order worth US$38m from Oman Cement Co for the supply of milling equipment for a grinding plant located in Rusayl Industrial Area, 6km from Port Sultan Qaboos, Muscat.   The order covers supply of a 150tph closed circuit ball mill system including two cement silos, each with a capacity of 8000t. The scope of supply also includes a high-efficiency central drive for the ball mill and a dynamic separator and fabric filters to reduce dust emission.   "Infrastructure gr...