South Korea: Austria's A Tec is installing two RM 2.50 Rocket Mills at Ssangyong Cement’s plants in Donghae and Yeongwol. The mills will be used to shred municipal and industrial waste to produce solid alternative fuels for use in the plant’s kilns. No commissioning dates have been released.
Egyptian government signs waste fuel deal with South Korea’s JST
Egypt: South Korea’s JST has signed a deal with the government to build waste recycling plants to produce alternative fuels for cement plants. The signing ceremony was witnessed by Mohammed al-Assar, the Minister of State for Military Production, according to the Egyptian Independent. The ministry said in a statement that the deal is part of its strategy of working with international companies to transfer modern technologies to Egypt.
Vecoplan opens office in Poland
Poland: Germany’s Vecoplan has opened an office in Warsaw to support the local market. Vecoplan Polska opened its branch office in November 2018. Ireneusz Suszyna will be the local lead for domestic and commercial waste and refuse-derived fuel (RDF). Machine and service sales will be handled by the new office and technical and project support will be provided from the head office in Bad Marienberg in Germany.
Intercem to optimise secondary fuel dosing system at German cement plant
Germany: Intercem has been contracted to optimise the secondary fuel dosing system at an unnamed German cement plant. The scope of delivery includes disassembly on site, refurbishment of the trough chain conveyors that will be re-used, construction of a new bunker and installation of the refurbished screws. The engineering, as well as the assembly of the new components and the provision of the necessary cranes, hoists and other equipment, are also included.