Cement News tagged under: recent orders
Holcim upgrades data storage system through IBM24 November 2011, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Philippines INC recently migrated to IBM System Storage N series storage solutions to implement a more efficient tiered storage infrastructure that has improved cost savings, integrated data security, and effective resources management. The new system seeks to enhance data management across the Holcim network and at the same time provides enough flexibility should the company expand capacity to address growing business needs. “With the IBM storage solutions in place, we now have a mo... |
Recent order for Cemengal, Australia04 November 2011, Published under Cement NewsCemengal has received an order from Cement Australia to supply a new greenfield cement and slag grinding plant in Port Kembla (Australia). Cemengal as main contractor for this project will be responsible for the total design of all equipments, foundations and structures. Also, the total structural supply and the process design and supply of mechanical, electrical and process control equipment. The project will include the installation of a Gebr Pfeiffer MVR 6000 C6 vertical roller mill w... |
Trolex pressure sensors for Lafarge Cement kiln upgrade02 November 2011, Published under Cement NewsTrolex pressure sensors have recently been installed at Lafarge Cement in Derbyshire, UK as part of an upgrade to their kiln process cleaning system. The two kilns each have their own cleaning systems and 80 of the Trolex TX6114 pressure sensors have been used in each system. The Lafarge cleaning process comprises air blaster cannon systems to fire automatically at regular intervals to blast any build-up of material such as shale, limestone and clinker that may settle in the kilns. The... |
Holcim places order for world’s largest vertical roller mill18 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsSpain-based EPC specialist, Cemengal announced that it has received an order from Holcim Brasil to supply a state-of-the-art grinding station for the cement producer’s Barroso plant, situated in the state of Minas Gerais. The project will see the installation of a 450tph Gebr Pfeiffer MVR 6700 C-6 vertical roller mill (VRM), which will be the world’s largest cement mill. Cemengal, as main contractor for this EP project, will be responsible for the total design of all equipment except the... |
Beumer wins new order from UltraTech Cement, India14 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement Ltd, part of the Aditya Birla Group and the largest cement manufacturer in India, placed an order for 45 bucket elevators with Beumer. Beumer has already supplied systems to this producer for plants in Tadipatri, Kotputli and Aditya. UltraTech is building two cement plants in Rajshree, near Gulbarga (Karnataka), and in Rawan (Chhattisgarh) – each in uninhabited areas abundant in limestone. Both cement plants are intended to transport 12,000tpd. Additionally, the cement ... |
Recent order from DGK Cement, Pakistan07 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsPakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) will be the provider of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) services to Dera Ghazi Khan (DG) Cement Company, part of the Mansha Group. PTCL will provide data centre-based hosting services to be used as a disaster recovery (DR) site while connecting the DGC head office through a dedicated connectivity. PTCL will also provide internet services at DGC head office as well. |
New orders for Polysius in Egypt and Tunisia06 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsAmreyah Cement Company (AMCC), of Egypt, part of the Cimpor group, has awarded Polysius France a turnkey modernisation order involving the upgrade of kiln Line No 2 and the conversion of a cement mill at its Alexandria plant. The aim of the project is to increase clinker capacity to 3500tpd. The two raw grinding plants are to be equipped with SEPOL LM high-efficiency separators for a throughput of 170tph each, and the electrostatic precipitators are to be replaced with new bag filters. ... |
Babcock to manage Lafarge plant fleet in UK£50m deal, UK04 October 2011, Published under Cement NewsBabcock International has agreed a 10-year UK£50m deal to manage and maintain heavy mobile equipment in Lafarge’s UK aggregates and cement businesses. The defence and energy giant also said it is negotiating with Lafarge to roll out the “innovative management and maintenance model" internationally, including an UK£100m US deal. |
Petron Engineering secures Lafarge India contract28 September 2011, Published under Cement NewsPetron Engineering has secured a INR665m (US$13.6m) contract from Lafarge India for the mechanical erection, electrical and automation installation for its 5000tpd cement plant project at Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The company posted a net profit of INR310m on total revenues of INR5.01bn for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2011. |
Recent order from Akmenes, Lithuania16 September 2011, Published under Cement NewsFinnish steel company Rautaruukki is to supply a total of 4100t of steel structures for Akmenes Cementas’ new cement plant in Lithuania. The order values at approximately EUR5.9m. The order was placed by construction company Penevezio Statybos Trestas. The installation will begin in October 2011, and the plant is to be completed in the summer of 2012. The steel structures will be manufactured in Lithuania and Romania. |