Costa Rica: Gebr. Pfeiffer is in the process of supplying a Ready2Grind modular grinding plant to Cementos Fortaleza’s new 300,000t/yr plant at Salinas Esparza in Puntarenas. The project is a joint venture between Mexico’s Cementos Fortaleza and fibre cement producer Plycem. Production is scheduled to begin in the first quarter 2018.
The project scope includes: a clinker mill feed system with four hoppers; a MVR 2500 C-4 roller clinker mill with classifier and ancillaries; process filters, hot gas generator and fan; electrical controls and drives; cement transport and three storage silos; packing plant and bulk loading systems; and monitoring and coordination of erection as well as commissioning of the grinding plant.