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Versatile AF burning

10 May 2021, Published under Cement News

The KHD PYROROTOR ® is a rotary combustion reactor that processes waste materials with inferior burning properties as alternative fuels in the cement production process. With seven industry installations to date, the versatile reactor for high thermal substitution rates (TSRs) enables the complete burn-out of any fuel and the usage of almost all types of unprepared waste materials. By Matthias Mersmann and Sven Schmitgen, KHD Humboldt Wedag, Germany. Figure 1: overview of KHD Humbold...

Krasnoyarsk’s burner exchange

24 February 2020, Published under Cement News

The burner system of Line 5 at the Krasnoyarsk cement plant in Siberia has been retrofitted from a direct-firing to a state-of-the-art indirect-firing system, courtesy of KHD Humboldt Wedag. The burner exchange project, primarily implemented to meet tighter emission regulations, yields further potential benefits for this wet-process plant. By Vladimir Afanasin, Krasnoyarskiy Cement, Russia, Victor Kravchenko, Sibcemstroi, Russia, and Alex Knoch and Wilhelm Wenzel, KHD Humboldt Wedag, Germany...

Lehigh Cement Co LLC orders new plant

31 July 2019, Published under Cement News

KHD Humboldt Wedag Inc has signed a contract with Lehigh Cement Co LLC (HeidelbergCement) for the engineering, supply of equipment and structural steel and advisory services for the erection and commissioning of a cement plant in the USA. The order is reported to be for more than EUR100m.

Shivam’s grinding goals

16 July 2019, Published under Cement News

To ensure the efficient production of cement to international standards and remain one of Nepal’s top cement companies, Shivam Cement decided to upgrade the grinding section of its cement plant in Hetauda. KHD Humboldt Wedag India improved the performance of the existing grinding circuit by adding a roller press as well as static and dynamic separators. By Nawal Kishore Chaudhary, Shivam Cement, Nepal, and Ashok Kumar Dembla, Deepti Varshney, Prakash Pratil, KHD Humboldt Wedag India Pvt Ltd,...

Mission accomplished

28 November 2018, Published under Cement News

Last year saw the successful completion of ACC’s new 9000tpd clinker line at its Jamul works in India, expanding capacity at the plant by 3Mta. With stringent design criteria and timelines, main supplier KHD details its successful project journey with a particular focus on performance results from the raw material grinding and pyroprocessing sections. By Vaibhav Dixit, ACC-Jamul Cement Work, India & Ashok Kumar Dembla, Deepti Varshney & Prakash Patil, Humboldt Wedag India Pvt Ltd, India. ...

Gebr Pfeiffer awarded Samrat Cement contract

24 October 2018, Published under Cement News

Grinding specialist Gebr Pfeiffer has received the order for a coal grinding system to be installed at Samrat Cement Co Pvt Ltd’s new plant in the Dang region of southern Nepal. While the new kiln system will be supplied by KHD, the German contractor has ordered a MPS 225 BK coal mill from Gebr Pfeiffer to produce pulverised coal for the coal-fired kiln. The mill with a drive power of 370kW will grind 35tph of coal to a product fineness of 15 per cent R 90µm. At the same time, the coal, wi...

CG Cement place order for vertical roll mill

29 November 2017, Published under Cement News

Chaudhary Group Cement (CGC) has placed an order with Germany-based Loesche for a vertical roller mill at its cement plant in the Palpa region of central Nepal. The order, which was placed through KHD, will see the installation of a 50tph Loesche LM 26.3 D coal mill, scheduled to enter operation by 2018. The new CGC plant has a clinker capacity of 3900tpd. It will extract limestone from a nearby mine.

KHD wins order from SOMA Cimento

29 August 2017, Published under Cement News

SOMA Cimento has placed an order with KHD for the engineering and equipment supply of its new 4000tpd clinker production line, located near the town of Soma, Manisa, in the Aegean region of Turkey. The contract with SOMA Cimento, awards KHD the order for engineering, equipment supply, and supervision of erection and commissioning, including KHD’s SIMULEX plant simulation system which will simulate the operation of the plant. The core components of KHD’s new line are: • five-sta...

Nuh Cimento awards KHD large upgrade project

19 May 2017, Published under Cement News

KHD has been awarded the contract to upgrade Nuh Cimento’s existing ball mill grinding unit in Hereke-Kocaeli located in Marmara region of Turkey. With this upgrade, the plant will increase the grinding capacity from 212tph to 408tph at 4000Blaine. This will be the largest upgrade project to date for KHD, the company noted in a statement. Nuh Cimento has entrusted KHD with the upgrade of its ball mill system. The system contains one of the largest ball mills in the world (dia 5.8 m x 17.84m...

Two new orders for KHD

27 June 2016, Published under Cement News

KHD has been awarded a contract by Cementos Argos for a works in Colombia. Cementos Argos ordered three Pyrojet Burners for coal and gas firing, to be installed at its plant in Yumbo, Cali. The burner’s will be tailored to Argos’ wet kilns. Manufacturing and assembly of the burners will take place in Germany and the USA. KHD also received an order from Shree Cement, India, following a contract with the company in December 2015 for the commissioning of a pyroprocessing line at Raipur. A se...