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World Cement
was conducted at FLSmidth’s R&D facility
in Denmark, in order to ensure that
guarantees in product whiteness and
quality would be met.
“We have a good relationship with
FLSmidth as they have supplied us with
various equipment and services through
the years, so we had a good impression of
their ability to deliver,” said Al Dhuwaihi.
“It is advantageous to have an equipment
supplier with proven know-how about the
technology for white cement production.”
“It was important to be able to show
the value of proceeding with the proposal
by demonstrating experience, flexibility,
and the right pricing,” explained Omar
Rabia, Sales Manager at FLSmidth. The
company aimed to achieve a payback of
one year or less.
Upgrade benefits
The main part of the project involved
installing a FLSmidth Duoflex burner
inside the kiln. Quenching was to take
place inside the kiln tube, requiring
relatively minor changes to the existing
preheater.
The design meant that a considerable
amount of existing equipment could
be reused, including the oil handling
equipment, the clinker cooler, the raw
material storage system, and raw mill
grinding equipment. With the proposed
modifications, the kiln is expected to
produce a minimum of 2000 tpd of white
clinker, with a maximum heat consumption
of 1350 kcal/kg clinker.
Next steps
The engineering and commissioning phases
of this project have been completed and
white cement production will commence in
4Q18. Partner Teknik, a Turkish company,
will be the construction partner for this
project.
“The process so far has been good. We
have had good design meetings and have
received all engineering documentation, so
we are looking forward to the next phase,”
said Al Dhuwaihi. “I am confident we can
rely on FLSmidth’s capabilities and tools, as
well as their know-how and experience, so
that we can quickly achieve our ambition
of having full capacity of white cement in
2018.”
About the author
Omar Rabia is Project Sales Manager at
FLSmidth A/S.
Preheater tower with minor modifications.
Dual cement production line to meet growing demands.