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Durkee plant orders new cement mill09 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsAsh Grove Cement ( CRH ) has announced plans to build a new cement mill at its cement plant in Durkee, Oregon , USA. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2024. The new cement mill will transform the Durkee plant, enabling it to produce low-carbon cement to meet the growing market demand for sustainable building materials. It will support multiple markets across the region by increasing capacity with no net increase in carbon emissions. "The transition to low-carbon... |
Taiwan Cement plant has 107MWh battery commissioned26 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsNhoa Energy, a unit of Nhoa SA, formerly Engie EPS, has announced the commissioning of a 107.3MWh energy storage project at a Chinese plant of Taiwan Cement Group (TCC Group). Announcing the system's completion recently, TCC Group said Nhoa Energy had designed and developed the 43.2MW energy storage system. Located at TCC Group’s Yingde plant in Guangdong province, the battery is the main part of one of the largest industrial microgrids, Nhoa, which is majority owned by TCC. The Nhoa ... |
Maerz Ofenbau AG carries out kiln audit and training at Cbb Cales25 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsMaerz Ofenbau AG has conducted a combined kiln audit and training at CCB Cales’ Jáchal lime plant in San Juan district, Argentina. The goal was to improve operations and safety, and to bring all kiln personnel back up to the same level of knowledge, said Maerz Ofenbau AG. The Jáchal lime plant, operated by Cbb Cales Argentina (formerly known as Compania Minera del Pacifico), has a long-standing reputation for producing high-quality lime products. The plant aims to further streamline its p... |
Humboldt Wedag India wins Deccan Cements Ltd's grinding expansion project15 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsDeccan Cements Ltd has awarded Humboldt Wedag India (a KHD company) a contract to increase capacity at an existing Bhavanipuram clinker grinding plant in India. The upgrade will also allow the company to produce both ordinary Portland and pozzolana Portland cements (OPC and PPC) on the same mill. The plant currently comprises a single ball mill producing 155tph of OPC at 2900 Blaine. Following the upgrade, capacity will increase to 310tph of OPC at 3200 Blaine and 370tph of PPC at 3600 ... |
Dome Technology completes Davenport cement DomeSilo project14 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsContinental Cement Co ( Summit Materials ) has built another DomeSilo with Dome Technology, this time at its Davenport , Iowa, USA facility. The DomeSilo can store 125,000stof cement powder, and according to Dome Technology’s records, the structure is among the largest-capacity cement storage facilities in the world, said Dome Technology sales manager, Lane Roberts. The dome size is a response to demand that has been building for the past decade. CCC Davenport ran short on storage for ... |
CTP to supply WHR to Cimpor plants06 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsOyak group is investing in technology to mitigate the carbon footprint of its cement plants through its Cimpor subsidiary, which is equipping Souselas and Alhandra in Portugal with new waste heat recovery systems (WHRS). Cimpor has set the goal of reducing direct CO 2 emissions by 37 per cent by 2030. The measure, which is part of the Oyak and its controlled long-term environmental strategy, is part of the energy transition plan to a carbon neutral economy, which is expected to take... |
DG Khan Cement incurs losses on taxes01 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsDG Khan Cement Co (DGKC) has reported a loss of PKR3.63bn (US$11.8bn) for the year ended 30 June 2023, compared to a profit of PKR2.97bn in the year-ago period, despite a rise in revenue. The company has attributed the loss to higher taxation and increased financial charges. The company says its net sales increased by 12 per cent to PKR64.98bn from PKR58.04bn during the 12-month period. It incurred a distribution cost of PKR1.81bn against PKR1.74bn and administrative expenses of ... |
H&M Construction Co to build GCC K3 Odessa expansion project29 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsH&M Construction Co, Inc has been selected by GCC to be the design-builder of its new K3 pyroprocessing expansion at the Odessa , Texas, USA facility. GCC, a leading producer of cement and concrete in the US and Mexico, recently announced that it will execute a capacity expansion at the Odessa plant, increasing its cement production capacity by over 1Mta and lowering the plant’s greenhouse gas intensity by 13 per cent. As part of the design-build scope, H&M will work closely with GC... |
Tokuyama cement selects ABB Ability™ Expert optimizer25 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsABB has delivered the advanced process control solution ABB Ability™ Expert Optimizer system to control, stabilise and optimise industrial processes at the Tokuyama Nanyo cement plant in Japan. The commissioning of ABB Ability™ Expert Optimizer enables Tokuyama to reduce about three per cent of thermal energy consumption in the kiln as well as maintain operational quality at the Nanyo plant, one of the largest single factories in Japan, says ABB. Tokuyama Cement manufacture... |
Dome Technology start inflating dome for Titan America15 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsIn Chesapeake (VA), USA, Dome Technology is hard at work on a 67,500t dome silo for Titan America . The dome is 42.1m (138ft) in diameter and 43m (141ft) tall and is engineered to withstand settling and natural disaster alike. Lane Roberts, Dome Technology's sales manager, said: “It’s incredible to think that one of the strongest manmade structures in the world begins as a fabric airform, but it’s true.” Dome Technology’s team is currently preparing the PVC airform for inflation. Once inf... |