GCC has commissioned thyssenkrupp Polysius North America to build a 3,000-mtpd clinker production line, which can be expanded to 3,500 mtpd, at its Odessa, Texas, plant.
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Category: Tech Talk
Holcim Backs SiloConnect Developer
Holcim is investing in Nanolike as the producer bolsters its commitment to build better with less through innovative digital technologies, from operations and distribution to building solutions and customer experience.
Read MoreTitan, Orcan Energy Partner on Innovative Technology
Cement producer Titan Cement Group and cleantech firm Orcan Energy announced an innovation partnership that will explore the development and deployment of a modular clean energy solution to convert waste heat into clean and affordable electricity.
Read MoreCoolbrook Completes RotoDynamic Pilot Tests
Coolbrook successfully completed the first phase of large-scale pilot testing of its RotoDynamic Heater technology, attaining a level of 1,000°C on a pathway toward a 1,700°C threshold equal to decarbonizing high-temperature industrial processes such as cement production.
Read MoreCement Shipments Grow in May
Total shipments of portland and blended cement, including imports, in the United States and Puerto Rico in May 2023 were an estimated 10.1 million metric tons (Mt), a 4.3% increase from shipments in May 2022, according to the most recent USGS Mineral Industry Survey. Of total blended tonnage reported in May, 4.1 Mt (96%) was estimated to be portland-limestone cement (Type…
Read Morethyssenkrupp Polysius Boosts Mountain Cement Production
Mountain Cement, part of Eagle Materials, is implementing the thyssenkrupp Polysius booster mill at its Laramie, Wyo., plant to increase grinding capacity. It’s the first booster mill system sold in the United States and one of the first worldwide.
Read MoreCEMEX Debuts Manatee-Adorned Cement Loader
CEMEX is bringing awareness to Florida’s beloved sea cows with a new $7 million cement unloader at its Port of Palm Beach, Fla., cement terminal.
Read MoreHeidelberg Materials Selects WSP for Edmonton CCUS Project
Heidelberg Materials announced engineering and sustainability leader WSP as the Owner’s Engineers for a carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) project at its Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, plant.
Read MoreContinental Cement to Get FLSmidth Alternative Fuel Tech
Continental Cement, a wholly owned subsidiary of Summit Materials, awarded FLSmidth a contract for the first commercial installation of the FUELFLEX Pyrolyzer at its Davenport cement plant in Buffalo, Iowa. FLSmidth’s FUELFLEX Pyrolyzer enables cement plants to replace fossil fuels with waste-derived fuels in the calciner. The technology offers a lower CAPEX solution than competing technologies, noted FLSmidth, with the…
Read MoreArdex Americas Banks On Pneumatic Conveying Line
Ardex Americas, a supplier of engineered cements, adhesives and high-performance building products, encountered wear problems at the elbows of its pneumatic conveying lines handling sand at its Dallas, Ga. plant. The lines transfer materials between bulk handling trucks, eight silos, and batch-weighing and blending operations. Six of the silos hold cement, limestone and plaster. “Those materials are not very abrasive…
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