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[09] News

[22] Keynote: A Global SnapshotPaul Maxwell-Cook introduces this year’s World Review with a comprehensive overview of international industry news.

[139] Product News

[144] 15 Facts...

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[32] Africa & Middle East

[48] Asia & Pacifi c Rim

[72] North & Central America

[80] South America

[90] Europe & CIS

TURNKEY PROJECT[113] On Target, Come Rain or ShineA case study from Overseas Development Company of Sinoma International Engineering Co. Ltd.

FAN MAINTENANCE[117] In-Situ Reconditioning of Raw Mill Fan ShaftB.L. Saini and B.P. Singh, Jaiprakash Associates Ltd, India, outline an innovative approach to a raw mill fan shaft wear problem.

VERTICAL ROLLER MILLS[121] Design Principles and Operational Considerations of VRMsExtracts from ‘Vertical Roller Mills for Finish Grinding of Cement’ in Innovations in Portland Cement Manufacturing.

RESEARCH PROJECTS[127] Understanding Fuel CompatibilityCentral R&D – UltraTech Cement Ltd, India, present the findings of a study into multi fuel compatibility for minor volatile constituents.

[135] Researching RejectMohamed Mirghani provides the results of a study investigating the use of quarry reject as a raw material for cement production in Rabak.

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years, the cement industry has witnessed some turbulent times. Economic recession has overlapped with a clamp down on emissions in some places and political discord in others. For some companies, one or other of these has been the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. The

question frequently asked among conference-goers is ‘Will we ever see the likes of 2005/2006 again?’ The answer I most often hear is ‘No; those days are gone’, but is that really true?

Look back 15 years or so to the Asian Financial Crisis. Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia were all badly affected by the recession that

these countries have come. The Asian Financial Crisis was a stumbling block – a lengthy speed bump, if you will, on a continued path to growth.

governments with lessons learned and mistakes not to be repeated.The difference in a Southeast Asian crisis compared to a global

economic downturn is not only in magnitude and geographic spread. The advantage that the Southeast Asian economies had – and continue to have – over North America and Western Europe is that they had a lot more

but with recent news of a new cement plant being built in Quebec and expansion plans for the Cemex plant in Odessa, Texas, things are looking

er.Protests in Brazil are in their very early days at the time of writing

and the noise from Turkey seems to have subsided, but instability in either country could threaten what otherwise promises to be a long-term stronghold for the cement industry. Of course, governments know that foreign investment is dependent on creating a viable business environment

evident that those governments that dealt swiftly and proactively with civil unrest are fairing better than those which let it drag out. Again, it’s a question of ‘watch this space’.

Finally, a brief thank you to all those who have supported

news to share with the industry, please send it along to [email protected]. World Cement’s international

Insight’ section on our website, www.worldcement.com, where you can search for news by geographic area of interest using a handy map.

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The Siemens Drive Technologies Division has won a contract for an upgrade project for PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk. (Indocement) in Indonesia. Siemens will migrate the previous process control system of a competitior to Cemat, a process control system based on Simatic PCS 7.

Siemens will deal with software engineering, installation of the I/O modules, control engineering stations, PLC programming, and signal tests and commissioning.

Upgrading to Cemat will allow for simple maintenance, in addition to safe and reliable plant operation. The

to install it within a very short time frame and without interrupting plant operations. The system will be

production lines. The scope of the contract comprises the I/O modules and control cabinets, PLC controllers, in addition to the control and engineering consoles.

The upgrade process will be carried out in three phases over three years. Siemens will provide project planning, engineering, supply, as well as commissioning, including local support.

Part of the HeidelbergCement Group, Indocement operates nine cement plants in Citeureup, two in Cirebon and one in Tarjun.

[Thailand] ThyssenKrupp awarded contract by Thai cement producer

ThyssenKrupp has been awarded a eto build a cement and clinker plant for TPI Polene Public

in Saraburi, near Bangkok. The new plant is scheduled to

ThyssenKrupp Resource Technologies’ scope of supply includes all major components, from the raw material preparation and clinker production to cement grinding and fuel preparation, as well as quality monitoring and control systems. Including the new line and three lines supplied

[Indonesia] Siemens receives process control system order from Indocement

[India] Orient Cement Ltd places order with FLSmidth

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In order to combat rising fuel oil costs, Ciments Calcia, part of the Italcementi Group, opted to change the complete fuel system on the kiln burner at its plant in Couvrot, France. Start-up of a new petcoke system took place in

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Ciments Calcia awarded A TEC GRECO a contract to install a natural gas modification

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on the fuel and burner management system. Installation and start-up were scheduled for mid-June, following a short kiln stoppage.

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Cemex is to invest around US$100 million in Egypt, enhancing its operations in the country and supporting infrastructure development. Part of the investment will go towards increasing the Assiut cement plant’s capacity to use coal and petcoke as energy sources, with the aim of eliminating fuel subsidies by 2014. New waste co-processing and environmental equipment will also be installed at the plant in order to lower emissions and increase the use of alternative fuels.

The cement producer, which already has plans to support four major concrete paving projects in the country this year, will invest in equipment for the construction and promotion of concrete roads. Cemex also hopes to further develop its affordable housing initiatives.

The investment plans were discussed in a meeting between Sergio Menendez, President of Cemex in Egypt, and Yehia Hamed, Egyptian Minister of Investment.

Cemex has also announced plans to increase the production capacity of its Odessa cement plant, Texas, by 345 000 t to almost 900 000 tpa. The expansion plans are a response to growing cement demand in West Texas, principally from the oil and gas industry. More efficient extraction technologies in these industries have boosted demand for specialty cement products used in well construction.

The expansion project will include a higher capacity load out system, which will improve the efficiency of the truck loading process and help to meet the increased demand. State-of-the-art production technology will result in greater fuel efficiency and enhanced productivity.

Meanwhile, in the UK, Cemex has signed an agreement with Decarbon to introduce funded energy saving solutions that will lower operational costs and minimise its impact on the environment.

SITA UK has begun producing Climafuel at its new facility at Landor Street, Birmingham. The £7 million SRF facility took in its first batch of waste in March 2013. Equipment at the site is currently undergoing testing but once the plant becomes fully operational it will process 22 tph of waste. Climafuel is an alternative to coal, and is used at Cemex’s Rugby cement plant. The facility makes use of commercial waste that would otherwise go to landfill.

The waste is sifted and shredded at the site, and metals, plastics and paper are removed for recycling. Materials that could harm the cement manufacture process, such as those with high water or chlorine content, are also removed. The high calorific value of the resulting Climafuel, mean that it is well suited to fuelling the cement kiln at the Rugby plant. During production, infrared technology continually

analyses the SRF to ensure it meets the standards expected by Cemex. Material that does not fulfil the requirements can be used as RDF elsewhere.

There are plans to establish another Climafuel facility at Malpass Farm, next to the Rugby cement plant. This is scheduled to begin operations at the end of 2014. The two sites will produce a total of 250 000 tpa of Climafuel.

“We have been successfully burning Climafuel at Rugby since 2007 and during that time we have been steadily increasing the proportion we use,” said Ian Southcott, Cemex. “At the moment, we source Climafuel from a number of plants around the UK and to be able to secure supplies locally genuinely provides a local solution to the local problem of how best to utilise the waste that the community generates.”

[UK] SRF facility begins Climafuel production

[Worldwide] Cemex invests in Egypt and expands in Texas

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Nyumba Ya Akiba sarl, a JV between Pakistan’s Lucky Cement and DRC’s Rawji Group, is establishing a 1.2 million tpa cement plant in DRC, some 250 km from the capital on the main Kinshasa-Matadi Highway. The groundbreaking ceremony was set for the end of June 2013 and production is scheduled to commence in 2H15.

Larsen & Toubro, India, has been accredited to provide its employees with courses that lead to the NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation is to acquire the stock of Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging, Inc. from Brookfield Capital Partners II.

Erratum: In the article ‘Dolomite: An Alternative Cement Constituent’ in the June 2013 issue, the Total Organic Carbon content in Table 1 (p88) was listed as ≥0.02% by mass (Type LL). It should have read ≤0.02% by mass (Type LL).


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[India] Sabia opens direct sales and service office in India

[Worldwide] Appointments round-up

Peter Hoddinott has been elected to serve a two-year term as President of CEMBUREAU. Hoddinott has previously undertaken a year as Vice President of the association, and is currently Executive Vice President Energy & Strategic Sourcing for Lafarge. Daniel Gauthier, a member of the HeidelbergCement managing board, has been elected for a two-year term as Vice President of CEMBUREAU.

Mark Collett will join River Consulting as Director – Mining & Minerals. Collett has over 35-years of experience in heavy industry. He will be based in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Dustcontrol UK has appointed Paul Pendleton as Sales Account Manager.

Sandvik has announced that Dinggui Gao will be its new President of Business Area Sandvik Construction and a member of the company’s Group Executive Management. Gao has previously worked at companies such as Honeywell, Eagle Ottowa and Bosch, as well as serving as an executive representative for MAN group at Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd, one of its invested companies.

Powerscreen has appointed Andrew Yeo as Sales Manager for Asia. Yeo joins Powerscreen from Caterpillar, where he worked as a Technical Project Sales Engineer.

In response to rising demand and an improved competitive position, Sabia has moved to open a sales and service office in Delhi, India.

Sabia Bulk Material Analyzer Pvt. Ltd, commonly called Sabia India, was incorporated in India as of

Delhi in April. The company has obtained all necessary regulatory approvals, including nuclear approval from the AERB. Sabia India is now fully staffed for sales and service support for its existing customers and has planned expansion to meet increased demand in the region.

several successful installations in the country. Previously, the company operated through a rep organisation with good success, gaining traction with customers and

accomplishing several successful installations. Sales in India are growing rapidly as the company gains

capability and more cost effective design. Sabia realised the need for dedicated support for

customers in India in order to continue the growth trend. The decision was made to set up a wholly owned subsidiary to provide better support.

Deepak Doomra has recently joined the company as Head of Indian Operations, bringing many years of experience in servicing customers in the Indian market and a deep knowledge of how to successfully grow the business. The company plans to increase headcount in the coming year. Now fully established, Sabia India looks toward expanding operations to include other countries in the region.

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POWTECH, The International Trade Fair for Mechanical Processing Technologies and Instrumentation, took place alongside TechnoPharm on 23 – 25 April in Nuremberg, Germany. Over 950 exhibitors took part in the duo of trade fairs, which received approximately 16 800 visitors from 83 countries.

This year, POWTECH involved 724 exhibitors from the powder and bulk solids processing industry, who presented their latest innovations and products, such as plant engineering and processing components, measurement and control systems, safety and environmental technology, and particle analysis. The exhibition was accompanied by a forum with a programme covering a number of industry-related topics, ranging from dust collectors to drying technology to measuring nanoparticles.

Live explosions proved to be a particular highlight of the event. These displayed the potential consequences of incorrectly handling hazardous materials, drawing large crowds to the twice daily demonstrations.

The International Congress on Particle Technology (PARTEC) was held in parallel to POWTECH and TechnoPharm, attracting around 480 particle specialists.

The dates for the next POWTECH trade fair have been announced as 30 September – 2 October 2014. The event will once again run alongside TechnoPharm at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre.

[Germany] Round-up of POWTECH 2013

Held in the Messe München exhibition centre in Munich, Germany, on 15 – 21 April, bauma 2013 recorded its highest volume of visitors to date. Around 530 000 visitors attended the show, more than 200 000 of whom travelled from outside Germany. With an exhibition space covering 570 000 m2, the event also broke records with regards to its size. The latest technology and equipment from the mining and construction sectors were showcased by a total of 3420 exhibitors (1346 German companies and 2074 international companies).

In addition to the exhibition, a number of presentations were delivered at the bauma Forum, including ‘Country Specials’ focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, India, Mongolia and the Phillipines, as well as workshops and exhibitor presentations. Indonesia was selected as the partner country for this year’s trade show, with a day of discussions in the Forum dedicated to an in-depth look at the country’s construction, infrastructure and mining industries, from current challenges and regulations to investment opportunities.

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[USA] IEEE-IAS/PCA Conference success in Disney World

The IEEE-IAS/PCA Conference in Disney World, Florida, was a great success. A total of 916 delegates were in attendance from some 25 countries to listen to 45 excellent papers and visit the 166 exhibiting companies.

Cement Industry Committee (CIC) Chair, Ted Richardson, opened proceedings with a reminder of the IEEE’s motto: Advancing technology for humanity. Mark Mueller, the conference’s Local Chair, then stepped up to the podium to encourage delegates to make the most of this opportunity to learn something from the way Disney is operated, “because you can be sure your competitors will”. Jeff Nagel, CIC Vice Chair, introduced the conference programme, which commenced with the State of the Industry Address. David Zwicke stepped in for Ed Sullivan this year, and presented a positive forecast for the US industry, minus a specific timeline of when we can hope to see that

positivity beginning. He talked about willingness vs ability: the ability to spend is there, but the willingness has not yet returned. Mr Zwicke was followed by Imran Akram, who presented a global state of the industry summary and forecast, giving delegates a good overall picture for comparison.

The technical sessions – outlined more fully in World Cement’s IEEE-IAS/PCA Conference supplement, which is available online for subscribers to download at www.worldcement.com – commenced with a paper by Rick Bohan and John Kline, looking at their study

throughout the remainder of the morning ranged from recycling bypass dust to mercury abatement, before the concurrent afternoon sessions began. Here, the papers examined safety, maintenance, power, automation, analysis and fuels, while a panel on waste heat recovery gave delegates the opportunity to directly compare three different WHR systems. The high quality content continued on the second day of the conference, where a highlight was the panel discussion: ‘Preparing for the training bubble’. This received such an overwhelming response in the Q&A portion of the session that it was suggested a follow-up might be necessary for next year’s conference. Other topics for the day were NESHAP, SCR,

as well as another panel discussion, this time on HPGR technology for clinker grinding. Attendance throughout all these papers was excellent, even with the concurrent programme.

Outside of the technical part of the conference, the exhibition ran from Sunday to Tuesday and several companies held hospitality events in the evenings. On Wednesday night, to close the conference, an awards banquet was held at Epcot® World ShowPlace. Awards were given to the top three papers, as follows:

First place – Greg M. Kemper, William S, Vilcheck and David B. Durocher for ‘The Journey of an Enterprise in a Process Industry Toward Improved Electrical Workplace Safety’.

Second place – Rick Bohan and John Kline for ‘Breakthrough in Clinker Grinding’.

Third place – John Jerrels and Kendall Walden for ‘Contractor Safety Management’.

After the dinner, delegates and their guests were treated to an epic firework display/light show and a night of music and dancing. Next year’s IEEE-IAS/PCA Conference will be held in Washington DC from 13 – 17 April 2014.

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IntroductionSome analysts suggest that global cement demand from now to 2017 will grow by less than 5% while others forecast 5 – 6%, and at least one optimist

the growth rate this year should show an improvement on 2012, albeit a slight one. World cement demand may well break the 4 billion t mark, or certainly come close to it, by the end of 2013. IHS predicts that the growth rate of the world economy will hold steady at 2.6% this year. The stage will be set for a modest acceleration of growth towards the end of this year and during 2014. However, we are living in a time of what has been called “extreme uncertainty” related to the Eurozone debt crisis, China’s growth, and instability in the Middle East and Africa. The question on all our

minds is, will that uncertainty diminish by this time next year?

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AfricaThe operating margins of major cement players in Egypt were impacted by political instability and the withdrawal of energy subsidies throughout 2012. In April of this year, the Ministry of Petroleum dealt another blow to the industry when it announced a reduction in the supply of natural gas to cement plants starting from June to September. Inevitably, this will lead to increases in cement

growing demand for cement; it has been suggested that there will be a 3.5% growth in consumption in 2013.

Market research reports seem to agree that there will be real growth for the construction industry in Morocco,

2020. New capacities in recent years have created much competition among the cement players.

At the end of 2012, Manfred Asamer, Executive Board spokesman for Asamer Holding, said that the family company had been able to gain full control over its operations in Libya. The company’s three major plants

war, but were expected to re-establish pre-war levels this year. In February, the Libya Herald reported that a Saudi businessman had been in preliminary talks to invest

Watch this space for further news.The construction of new plants to meet the strong

demand for cement and reduce imports is a major objective of the government in Algeria. This was outlined recently in BEDigest.com. The country’s current production

sectors such as highways, railways, ports and airports. Capacity expansions of a number of existing plants are planned, as well as the construction of new plants in Bechar, Relizane, Djelfa and Oum El Bouaghi.

At a recent customers forum, the management of Lafarge WAPCO Nigeria plc said that Nigeria has the potential to become a huge cement market in the world.

was suggested that capacity could eventually rise to

expanding the cement market not only in Nigeria, but in

and the Republic of Congo. However, it is interesting to see that another Nigerian multi-millionaire, Abdulsamad

Tanzania

where demand grew by 10% last year on the back of a construction boom. In fact, HeidelbergCement is carrying

Africa. It is currently installing a new cement mill and cement silo at Takoradi in Ghana. Western Diamond

Bokro, near Takoradi.

plant in Cameroon

builder Addoha group in supplying the country and the Central African region’s booming construction sector.

It is perhaps a reflection of the state of the cement industry in South Africa that the Cement & Concrete

service to the industry. Lack of funding from its members has made it impossible for the Institute to continue. After three years of falling volumes, the industry began to recover last year. Volumes are expected to increase by

in the Democratic Republic of Congo

operating in Rwanda and Ethiopia by the end of 2015.

Middle EastKey drivers in the Middle East are infrastructure spending and high oil prices. The crisis in Syria still remains a threat to the stability of the region.

In April, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabiacement to end the shortage in the country. He wants three to four cement plants to be built over the next three years

The kingdom has embarked on multi-billion dollar infrastructure and housing construction plans.

Demand for cement in Oman is expected to grow at a higher pace this year as a result of increased government spending on roads and other infrastructure projects.

The news from Iran is upbeat following reports that

by the end of the current Iranian calendar year. About

Trade Minister said that Iran’s cement production would

Reconstruction work and higher foreign investment in Iraq has increased demand for cement. The country’s

After stagnating in 2012, the cement industry in Turkey is expected to grow this year. Cement demand will be boosted by large infrastructure contracts including highways and power plant projects. The country exports about 20% of total cement production, but this is expected to decline as the importing countries expand their own cement facilities.

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