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Saudi Arabia: China's Tianjin Cement Industry Design and Research Institute Co Ltd Tianjin, part of Sinoma International, has signed a contract with Loesche for the delivery of a LM 56.4 vertical roller mill to the cement plant of United Cement Industrial Company in

Saudi Arabia.

The Loesche mill will grind cement raw material at a production rate of 420t/hr with a fineneness of 12% R 90μm / 2% R 200μm. Loesche will also deliver a 3600kW capacity gearbox. The very hot ambient conditions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia causes very dry raw materials, necessitating a grinding bed sprinkler system.

Delivery for the key parts of the LM 56.4 is scheduled in August 2014. The commercial production of cement is expected in the second half of 2015.

Tanzania: Loesche GmbH has received an order from Tanga Cement Company Ltd in Tanzania for the supply of two vertical roller mills.

The order covers engineering and supply of two Loesche vertical roller mills, one LM 41.4, which will grind 200t/hr of cement raw material with a fineeness of 15% R 90μm, one LM 19.2 D coal mill with a grinding capacity of 20t/hr. and a fineness of 12% R 90μm. Included in the scope of supply is a rotary star feeder for the raw meal mill and a coal screw feeder for the coal mill. The delivery of the mill key parts is planned for July 2014.

This is Tanga Cement's first order from Loesche. Tanga Cement's plant, which was commissioned in 1978, has a production capacity of 3000t/day.

Indonesia: Loesche has opened an overseas subsidiary PT Loesche Indonesia (LND) in Jakarta. The new subsidiary will be managed by Detlef Blümke, who has been head of the company's commissioning department and deputy-director of Loesche's technical field service.

"Blümke's strong technical background and experience in developing new markets for our service activities has made him an excellent choice as managing director of PT Loesche Indonesia," said Dr Joachim Kirchmann, Loesche's joint CEO. Blümke will establish PT Loesche Indonesia in the Asian market and developing the company's presence as a new regional service hub for the Loesche Group.

Blümke took up his new role at the start of October 2013 and PT Loesche Indonesia is scheduled to be fully operational from 1 January 2014.

Germany: The second Techincal Seminar was held by the Loesche Training Centre in Dusseldorf, Germany, between 7 - 9 October 2013. It was attended by more than 40 delegates.

Theodora Bruns and the Loesche Training Center team organised the seminar and Dr Daniel Strohmeyer, Process Technology department of Loesche GmbH, moderated the sessions. Nine lecturers presented an overview on process and operation of a Loesche Mill, its hydraulic system and the latest development in classifier technology. Specific attention was paid to wear, repair and spare parts for Loesche Mills. Lectures on oil quality, oil sampling and new cement types were also included.

Belgium: Loesche has developed a dry refining process for stainless steel slag (EDS), with CALA Aufbereitungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG, to obtain a high-purity metallic portion and a valuable, metal and mineral-free filler material at the same time. Belgian company RECOVAL assigned Loesche with the engineering and delivery of a turnkey processing plant primarily for stainless steel slag.

In the recovery process, and purely by the addition of CO₂ to the EDS, finished components with structural properties like those of concrete are produced without the use of conventional cement. A Loesche Vertical Mill type LM 15.2M will be at the centre of a newly-built processing plant for the manufacture of such components in the district of Charleroi, Belgium. Around 20t/hr of stainless steel slag will be processed in this specially designed mill.

Turkey: Engineering supplier Loesche has released information about a contract it signed in July 2013 to supply Göltas Cimento with a Type LM 56.3+3 vertical roller mill for cement grinding for its plant 130km north of Antalya. Loesche has previously supplied the company with vertical roller mills for cement raw material and coal grinding. The mill will produce at least three different types of cement, a standard OPC cement and various types of composite cements, at a production rate of up to 230t/hr.

Bangladesh: Loesche has been thanked by the Charity: Water non-government organisation for its donation towards a clean water project in the community of Lutarupara-Molliktola, Char region in Bangladesh. Thanks to the funding, the village has received a tube-well and now has access to clean water and sanitation.

Due to Loesche's donation in late 2011, 347 people in Lutarupara-Molliktola now have access to safe and clean drinking water. In December 2012 Loesche donated again to Charity: Water to help a community in Malawi that will be completed un 2014.

Charity: Water is a non-profit organisation that provides clean and safe drinking water in developing countries. In addition to helping communities access clear water the organisation trains beneficiaries on best sanitation and hygienic practices, safe water storage and water point management.

Nigeria: Dangote has ordered a new vertical roller mill from Loesche for a new project, Ibese 7, at its Ibese cement plant. The mill is the 13th mill the Nigerian cement producer has ordered from Loesche for Ibese.

The order is for a LM 63.3+3 vertical roller mill for grinding clinker with components such as gypsum and limestone. The product rate of clinker type CEM I will be 310t/hr at 3200 blaine while the product rate of clinker type CEM II will be 295t/hr at 4500 blaine. The gearbox capacity for the LM 63.3+3 will be 6700kW.

In addition to the mill Loesche will deliver a LF 20 (burner dual-fuel HFO / NG) hot gas generator and all the mechanical equipment between the mill pre-bins and the product bucket elevator. Loesche will also supply all electrical equipment and automation, the building steel structure and the detail engineering of the civil works. A latest generation type LDC classifier will also be delivered by Loesche. Commissioning is scheduled for the end of April 2014.

Indonesia: Indocement has ordered seven Loesche vertical roller mills for a new production line at the Citeureup cement plant, south of Jakarta. Citeureup currently comprises nine kiln lines with a total cement capacity of 11.9Mt/yr, making it one of the largest cement plants in the world.

Two type LM 56.4 mills have been ordered to grind raw materials for cement. Each will have a capacity of 400t/hr at a product fineness of 10% R 90 µm. Two type LM 28.3 D mills are intended to grind coal and have a capacity of 40t/hr at a product fineness of 12 % R 90 µm. Indocement has ordered three type LM 56.3+3 mills to grind clinker. Each mill will be producing 240t/hr of PPC cement with a fineness of 19% R 32 µm.

In addition to supplying vertical roller mills, Loesche will also be responsible for the cyclones, dedusting filters, fans and corresponding hot gas generators for the cement mills. Delivery for Citeureup plant will start at in August 2014.

Colombia: Cemex Latam has reported that its consolidated net sales rose year-on-year by 8% to US$431m in the second quarter of 2013. The Cemex subsidiary, based in Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala and Brazil, attributed the rise to higher volumes, driven by improved construction activity and higher prices. Cemex Latam's operating earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) increased year-on-year by 16% to US$166m

"We are very pleased with the favourable results in the second quarter, as evidenced by the record level of operating EBITDA margin that reached 38.5%. We are also very encouraged with the results seen so far in connection with our new strategy based on commercial solutions that are allowing us to capture incremental value," said Carlos Jacks, CEO of Cemex Latam.

By region, Cemex Latam's operating EBITDA in Colombia increased by 12% to US$103m in the second quarter of 2013 and net sales increased by 6% to US$238m. In Panama, operating EBITDA increased by 14% to US$40m and net sales increased by 8% to US$81m. In Costa Rica, operating EBITDA increased by 37% to US$19m and net sales increased by 28% to US$42m. In Cemex Latam's remaining territories operating EBITDA increased by 7% to US$21m and net sales were US$74m.