The Raw Truth

New Raw Mill Increases Productivity And Efficiency At CalPortland’s Mojave Plant. Edited by Mark S. Kuhar At CalPortland Co.’s Mojave plant, kiln production was being limited by the raw mill, which couldn’t cope with the increasing demand of a hot market. The company made the decision to invest in a new mill, and settled on an OK raw mill 48-4…

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Continental 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…

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FLSmidth Rotary Kiln For Cement Features Easy Maintenance

FLSmidth’s ROTAX-2 Rotary Kiln for cement delivers high production capacity and requires minimal energy and space, according to the company. The two-base design saves on construction time and costs and this rotary kiln never needs kiln axis alignment: Pyroprocessing with proven operational reliability. Imagine a rotary kiln for cement designed to completely eliminate the risk of shell constriction and the…

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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work 

Find Out How CalPortland Was Able To Receive A New Mill In The Middle Of A Supply Chain Crisis. Edited by Mark S. Kuhar When FLSmidth began negotiations with CalPortland for a new raw grinding circuit at CalPortland’s Mojave plant in California, the world was still relatively normal. And when contracts were signed in spring 2020, no one expected the…

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