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Cemengal introduces Plug&Grind X-treme to product range
06 October 2016Spain: Cemengal has introduced a new model to its range of modular and potable grinding stations, the Plug&Grind X-treme, the fourth generation in the series. The new addition has a production capacity of 50t/hr or 0.4Mt/yr. The concept still remains the same, with only eight containers and six modules. It includes a XP4 I classifier from Magotteaux.
Vietnam/Germany: Loesche GmbH has won an order for a new cement grinding plant in Ha Nam. The customer is Xuan Thanh Cement Joint Stock Company, a private company group (est. 1976) in Vietnam with more than 30,000 employees. In December 2015, Xuan Thanh Cement decided to invest in a new cement line from FLSmidth. Germany's Loesche GmbH, however, was chosen for the delivery of the cement mills.
After Loesche had already supplied a vertical roller mill for the first cement line in the same plant, Xuan Thanh JSC placed the order for the construction of the new grinding plants with two cement mills with Loesche once again.
During the signing ceremony, Mr Nguyen Xuan Thuy, General Director of Xuan Thanh Cement JSC, thanked Dr Thomas Loesche on behalf of the Xuanh Thanh Group. The contracting partners discussed future developments and confirmed their interest in continuing to work together on a long term basis.
The challenge of this project for Loesche lies in the integration of the new grinding plants into a cement line which is presently under construction.
The key elements of the scope of supply are two cement mills type LM 56.3+3 CS. In addition to the two cement mills, Loesche is also supplying further plant components, from the fresh material supply, the product filter and the mill fan to the finished material transport to the product silos. Loesche Automatisierungstechnik GmbH will be the supplier for the electric part and the automation of the grinding plants. Two hot gas generators type LF 20 L are designed to provide the product moisture guaranteed in case of kiln standstill. An extensive engineering package provided by Loesche will conclude the scope of supply.
Xuan Thanh cement plant will thus be fitted with state-of-the-art equipment for low energy consumption and for reduction of emission values to European standards. The lead time for the entire package is eleven months. Commissioning is forecasted for the second quarter of 2017.
India: ACC has started commercial production at its 2.79Mt/yr integrated cement plant at Jamul, Chhattisgarh. The subsidiary of LafargeHolcim also has two new cement grinding plants, one at Jamul and one at Sindri in Jharkhand. These are expected to be commissioned by the end of September 2016. The projects are planned to strengthen the cement producer’s consumer base in east India.
Shree Cement completes upgrade in Rajasthan and announces plans to build grinding plant in Jharkhand
20 July 2016India: Shree Cement has completed the upgrade of a preheater on the clinker production line of Unit-I at its Beawar cement plant in Rajasthan. The clinker production capacity of the plant has now increased to 1.4Mt/yr from 1.1Mt/yr.
Meanwhile the cement producer has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Jharkhand to build a 2Mt/yr cement grinding plant in Sarai Kale Karasawa. The plant will have an investment cost of US$73m.
Burkina Faso: CIMAF, a subsidiary of Morocco’s Addoha Group, has started building a 0.7Mt/yr cement grinding plant in Bobo-Dioulasso. The plant will cost about Euro25m and will be completed by the end of 2017, according to the North Africa Post newspaper. The new plant will generate 200 direct and indirect jobs. CIMAF also operates a 0.5Mt/yr grinding plant in Ouagadougou.
Shree Cement completes grinding plant at Aurangabad
24 June 2016India: Shree Cement has completed the expansion of its cement grinding plant at Aurangabad in Bihar. The plant increased its production capacity to 3.6Mt/yr from 2Mt/yr.
India: Ambuja Cement has completed a 0.9Mt/yr capacity upgrade at its Sankrail grinding plant in West Bengal. The US$50m upgrade was commissioned on 24 May 2016. The cement grinding plant has increased its production capacity to 2.4Mt/yr from 1.5Mt/yr. The upgrade was originally announced in late 2012.
Cimencam to ramp up grinding capacity in 2018
05 May 2016Cameroon: Les Cimenteries du Cameroun (Cimencam), a subsidiary of the multinational LafargeHolcim, has announced that it has signed an investment agreement with the government for the construction of a new cement grinding unit in Nomayas.
The new US$40.3m installation is scheduled to start operation in 2018, initially with a capacity of 0.5Mt/yr. It will have the option to increase production to 1Mt/yr. The plant will use imported clinker from the port of Kribi.
Cementos Molins to upgrade San Jacinto grinding plant
27 April 2016Argentina: Cementos Molins plans to invest US$189m towards upgrading production at its San Jacinto cement grinding plant according to local press. The upgrade will increase the plant’s cement production capacity to 1Mt/yr from 0.3Mt/yr.
It will also create 130 new jobs. The project is expected to last 30 months. Cementos Molins operates in Argentina via its subsidiary Cementos Avellaneda.
Shareholders add capital to Medcem Cameroon
21 April 2016Cameroon: The share capital of Medcem Cameroon has risen to US$689,000 from US$17,200, the company has revealed in a statement. However, the cement grinding plant has not produced cement for the local market in at least six months according to the Agence de Presse Africaine. Medcem’s production stopped after several shutdowns earlier in 2015 and a period of testing in late August 2015.
Medcem Cameroon, a subsidiary of Turkish company Eren Holding, has a cement production capacity of 0.6Mt/yr. Les Cimenteries du Cameroun (CIMENCAM), a subsidiary of LafargeHolcim, and Ciments de l'Afrique (CIMAF), part of the Moroccan Addoha group, both operate integrated cement plants in the country. Dangote inaugurated a cement grinding plant in August 2015 and Mira is also planning to build a grinding plant in the country.