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Austria: Germany-based Loesche has received an order to supply a new raw materials grinding plant to LafargeHolcim subsidiary Lafarge Zement’s Mannersdorf cement plant. The plant will consist of a type LM 45.4 mill, a LSKS type classifier, a rotary feeder, a magnetic separator, a conveyor, a pair of Hurriclons, a mill fan and the ‘Digital Ready 4.0!’ digital package. Loseche’s subsidiaries Kingsblue and AixProcess are responsible for the digital products and A-Tec for the Hurriclons. Commissioning is scheduled by the end of February 2022.

Cement and ore head of sales Stefan Baaken said, "Many cement plants in Europe are facing similar challenges to our customer in Mannersdorf. For us as an original equipment manufacturer and also for the customer, the new grinding plant is an important signpost towards more energy-efficient and sustainable cement production.”

Germany: German cement industry supplier Loesche GmbH has acquired the majority of stakes in the aixprocess and aixergee engineering companies based in Aachen, Germany.

aixprocess GmbH develops models and tools for the simulation of complex process and flow-relevant processes and has been providing solutions successfully to customers from the power plant and process engineering sectors for more than 10 years. It has earned its reputation internationally by providing modelling and computation technologies, especially in the area of reactive multi-phase flows.

aixergee GmbH is specialised in the optimisation of production processes in the cement industry and established internationally in the areas of alternative fuel firing, performance improvement, emissions reduction and stabilisation of plant operation. It combines industry-specific knowledge with numerical computation methods customised to meet the requirements of the cement industry in its optimisation concepts.

"Through the incorporation into Loesche Group, a globally well-positioned organisation, we can even better ensure the successful support of our international clientèle," explains Matthias Mersmann who, as Corporate Manager of Technology of Loesche Group, will continue to act as Managing Director of aixergee GmbH.

"We do not intend to act as a single source supplier for every project; however, we would like to offer the best solutions for the challenging tasks of our customers. We are therefore extremely pleased to have been able to ncorporate aixprocess and aixergee, two sector leading companies, into our group. In this way we continue to strengthen our position as a competent partner for the cement, power plant, and natural resource industries," said Dr Thomas Loesche, Managing Partner of Loesche GmbH.