thyssenkrupp wins follow-up order for cement plant in Saudi Arabia

Order worth around €100 million – Commissioning planned for 2016

thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions, the thyssenkrupp Group's plant engineering specialist, has received an order from Al Sawfa Cement Company, Saudi Arabia, to build a complete cement production line. The order is worth around €100 million. The new 5,300 tpd cement clinker production plant will be constructed parallel to the existing line in Jabal Farasan, approximately 150 km north-east of Jeddah. Likewise supplied by thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions, this cement production line has been in operation since 2009.

Lothar Jungemann, CEO of the Cement operating unit of the Resource Technologies business unit of thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions: "This follow-up order shows that we are a reliable partner to our customers. With our leading technology and strong service focus, we support cement producers worldwide with their efforts to further expand capacities and increase operating efficiency."

thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions is supplying all components for the new cement line in Jabal Farasan, from the raw material preparation system, to the clinker manufacturing process, to the cement loading facility. Commissioning is planned for 2016.

The main components comprise: a crushing plant (1,700 tph), a storage facility for additives (with a storage capacity of 5 x 8,000 t), a blending bed, as well as a raw material grinding plant with ball mill and a POLYSIUS SEPOL separator (390 tph), and, for raw meal storage, a blending silo with a capacity of 15,000 t.

The Polysius kiln line will consist of a 5-stage preheater with PREPOL AS-CC, the POLRO rotary kiln and a POLYTRACK cooler with intermediate crusher. Cement grinding will take place in two ball mills with SEPOL high-efficiency separators. The plant will be rounded off with a cement silo (with a capacity of 6,000 t) as well as cement packing and loading facilities.

A full range of specialist engineering and construction services and a shipbuilding history stretching back centuries are the strengths of the Industrial Solutions business area. High-quality engineering is at the center of our success. Global project management skills, first-class system integration expertise, reliable procurement and supplier management, and a service offering meeting the highest standards form the basis for lasting customer satisfaction. Around 19,000 employees at over 70 locations form a global network with a technology portfolio that guarantees maximum productivity and cost-efficiency.