Loesche supplies largest-ever cement mill in Europe

Nuryol Çimento in Turkey has decided to use 6155 Loesche as the supplier of all mills for its new 4,000tonnes/day cement plant project in Karasu, around 150km east of Istanbul.

Loesche will supply mills for coal grinding, cement raw material grinding and clinker grinding. The complete project execution and coordination will be done by Sintek Mining Machinery Industry Construction, which is based in Ankara.

Loesche will supply one Loesche mill type LM 46.4 to grind cement raw material at a rate of 330tonnes/hour to a fineness of 12% R90u and a Loesche mill type LM 28.2 D to grind coal. The design capacity of the coal mill is 30tonnes/hour, to a fineness of 3% R90u.

For cement grinding Nuryol has purchased a Loesche mill type LM 63.3+3, including process filter and fan. The mill is designed to grind OPC cement with a capacity of 240tonnes/hour to a fineness of 3,800cm²/g.

This Loesche mill represents the largest vertical roller mill for cement grinding in Turkey as well as in Europe. It will have a table diameter of 6.3m and will be driven by a motor with a rated capacity of 7,200kW.