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Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad opens cement grinding plant at Mambong
09 November 2016Malaysia: Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad (CMSB) has officially launched its 1Mt/yr cement grinding plant at Mambong for a cost of US$45m. The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the unit was awarded to Germany’s Christian Pfeiffer Maschinenfabrik GmbH in April 2014. Construction at the site started in July 2014, production ramp-up commenced in December 2015 and it was fully commissioned earlier in 2016. The plant comprises a 150t/hour ball mill, a high efficiency separator, 2 units of 10,000t concrete silos, four-line bulk loaders and a 3000 bag/hour packing and palletising machine.
“This third plant will increase CMSB’s total annual rated cement production capacity by almost 60% to 2.75Mt/yr, well above current local demand of around 1.7 – 1.8Mt/yr.” said Richard Curtis, Group Managing Director of CMSB. The plant joins the company’s integrated cement plant at Mambong and a grinding plant at Bintulu. CMSB intends to meet growing cement demand in Sarawak, including from big projects such as the Baleh Dam and the Pan Borneo Highway.
The official launch also included the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between CMS Clinker and ZHA Environmental to enter into negotiations for the use of shredded rubber tyres as an alternate fuel in the production of clinker. CMSB has also signalled its intent to use slag in its cement manufacture as sources become available.
President Mahama inaugurates Diamond Cement grinding plant
07 November 2016Ghana: President John Mahama has inaugurated a US$50m cement grinding plant at Bokro. The unit will have a cement production capacity of 1Mt/yr and will manufacture 42.5R, 42.5N and 32.5 R grades of cement, according to the Ghana News Agency.
"This is a manifestation of how Ghana is harnessing Foreign Direct Investment for economic growth,” said Mahama. He added that complaints by local producers about imports of cement were being examined by the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Ecocem France orders Loesche mill for Dunkirk plant
07 November 2016France: Ecocem France has ordered a Loesche type LM 46.2+2 CS mill for a slag cement grinding plant that it is building in Dunkirk. It follows a previous order by Ecocem of a LM 46.2+2 CS mill for the dry grinding of ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) at its plant at Fos-sur-Mer.
The LM 46.2+2 CS for the plant in Dunkirk is designed for the grinding of cement clinker and granulated blast furnace slag at a capacity of 105t/hr GGBFS. The gearbox will have a capacity of 3150kW.
All the mechanical equipment for the grinding plant starting from mill feed to the product discharge into the product silos is included in the Loesche scope of supply. The Loma heater type LF 28-L will be a full-inlined type designed to burn natural gas as well as blast furnace gas. The burner supplied by Loesche will be the MSBZ type, complete with fitting rack and local switch cabinet.
The lead-time for the main components of the mill and for the additional units included in the scope of supply is 6 to 13 months. The commissioning of the vertical roller mill is planned for the middle of 2017.
Ecocem’s grinding plant will be installed close to Arcelor steelworks for use of their granulated blast furnace slag. This LM 46.2+2 CS will be the seventh Loesche vertical roller mill installation for slag and cement grinding in France.
Australia: Sunstate Cement is set to start using new packaging equipment from Haver & Boecker at its Port of Brisbane cement grinding plant in November 2016. It has installed a Roto-Packer Adams 4 for its packaging machine, Ibau storage technology for its drymix mixer, a Newtec palletising system and a stretch hood machine made by Lachenmeier. The decision to install the new packaging line follows a switch to polyethylene (PE) bags.
“With the uptrend of the Do-It-Yourself market in Australia, the attractive and clean design of PE packaging will provide a competitive advantage to drymix manufacturers,” said Alan Arbotante, Area Sales Manager for Packaging Technology at Haver & Boecker Australia.
President inaugurates new cement grinding plant in Mozambique
26 October 2016Mozambique: President Filipe Nyusi has inaugurated a new US$24m cement grinding plant in Metuge, Cabo Delgado. The plant has a production capacity of 0.25Mt/yr. Cement produced at the site will be sold under the ‘African Elephant’ brand, according to the Mozambique News Agency. Once construction is complete the plant will employ 67 local workers alongside Chinese technical staff.
ACC cement grinding plant in Jharkhand to start in November 2016
11 October 2016India: ACC has said that its new cement grinding plant at Sindri, Jharkhand will become operational in November 2016. This follows the start of commercial production of a new clinker production line at its plant at Jamul, Chhattisgarh in July 2016 and the start of that site’s grinding plant on 14 September 2016.
Intercem marks progress on Kampala Cement grinding plant
10 October 2016Uganda: Intercem has released details on its project to build a cement grinding plant for Kampala Cement. The equipment producer has supplied a 90t/hr cement grinding plant with a ball mill, a clinker storage and four 1000t steel cement silos.
Intercem’s scope of supply included all works except for the foundations. Three separate vibration feeders, two belt conveyors and a bucket elevator were installed. The four silos dispose of truck loading stations and the finished product is transported via air conveyor troughs from the silos to the new packing line. The contract between Kampala Cement and Intercem was originally signed in September 2014.
An additional contract was placed by Kampala Cement at the end of 2015 to order a Pozzolan-Dryer as well as a further storage for primary crushing and drying of the raw material due to the discovery of a higher humidity content of the raw material than originally specified. Construction and installation of these additional assets has finished and the plant including the Pozzolan-Dryer, with a throughput of 40 t/hr, has also been commissioned.
Hima Cement to build US$40m grinding plant in Uganda
22 September 2016Uganda: Hima Cement plans to build a grinding plant at Nyakesi, Tororo district at a cost of US$40m to meet demand for local infrastructure projects and for regional markets. The plant will be built near to the plant of Hima’s competitor, Tororo Cement. It will add an additional 1Mt/yr of cement production capacity to the company.
"Hima Cement is committed to ensuring sufficient cement capacity to serve the national infrastructure and construction projects, individuals and the commercial sector. As a result, we are embarking on several capacity building projects, starting with the construction of a grinding plant at the end of 2016,” said Daniel Pettersson, the CEO of Hima Cement. He added that the company is also in the final stages of exploration for a limestone site in North East Uganda to support a future clinker plant.
In 2010, Hima Cement invested US$120m towards building a new production line at its plant in Kasese. This project increased the plant’s production capacity to 0.9Mt/yr. On completion, the Tororo expansion will further increase Hima Cement's capacity to around 1.9Mt/yr.
Mangalam Cement starts production at Aligarh grinding plant
20 September 2016India: Mangalam Cement has started commercial production at its 0.75Mt/yr grinding plant in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh following trials in August 2016. The cement producer has increased its overall cement production capacity to 4Mt/yr. Part of the BK Birla Group, the company produces 43 grade cement, 53 grade cement and Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC) and markets it under the brand name of 'Birla Uttam.'
Ireland's Ecocem invests Euro30m in new slag grinding capacity in Dunkirk, France in JV with ArcelorMittal
06 September 2016France/Ireland: According to the Irish Independent newspaper, Irish cement company Ecocem has invested Euro30m into a new production facility in Dunkirk in the north of France as part of joint venture with the world's largest steel company. The investment is split 30% to 70% in favour of Ecocem and will increase the Irish firm's capacity from 1.4Mt of high performance, low carbon cement to around 2Mt. Ecocem said the main target markets for the plant will be the north of France and the UK.
ArcelorMittal, the company that is investing with Ecocem, is the world's largest steel firm. The investment is a strategic partnership as Ecocem uses a by-product of the manufacture of iron and steel - Granulated blast furnace slag - to make cement.
The news follows recent builds by the company with the Peel Ports Group. The pair built an import terminal in Runcorn on the Manchester Ship Canal and will look to add to it with another two, one in Runcorn and another in Sheerness in England.
Ecocem's continued expansion in the UK is a response to growing demand from the market. The firm has experienced an increase in exports from the UK as a result of a bustling cement market and a shortage of the type of cement Ecocem produces.
Speaking at the time of its UK investment, Ecocem managing director Conor O'Riain said the firm is looking long-term at the market. "We've invested in state-of- the-art equipment to demonstrate to the market that we're here for the long term, and I'm delighted to say that the response from the market has been phenomenal. We've made commitments to sell more in the UK in our first year than our total domestic sales in 2016," he said. Prior to entering the British market Ecocem had already received orders for 200,000t of product for its first year and stopped taking any further offers in the short term.
Ecocem is also trying to make its first move into the US. The company is looking to build a Euro45m grinding mill near San Francisco but has some hurdles to its intentions from its planning applications.
The firm has continued to grow its reputation as a low-carbon cement producer and last month the firm picked up the Green Product Award 2016 for its superfine product.