Tunisia: Geometrica has released details of bulk-storage structures built for Carthage Cement at its Djebel Ressas cement plant in 2013. The dome and space frame structure builder supplied three storage buildings for additives, coal and limestone. The additives and coal longitudinal buildings are 200m and 300m long respectively with a span of 50m. The limestone building is a 90m circular dome.
Carthage Cement contracted FLSmidth to supply machinery and engineering at the 5800t/day cement plant. Turkish contractor, EKON, was FLSmidth's partner for the civil works, including civil design, supply of structural steel and plate work, site preparation, plant erection. Construction at the plant started in late 2010 and was completed in 2013.
