FL Smidth is to supply first OK(TM) vertical roller mill in East Africa.
?FL Smidth signed a contract with Prime Cement for engineering, procurement and supply of equipment for a full-scope cement grinding plant with a capacity of 700,000 tonnes per year in Musanze, Rwanda.
The contract will become effective when FL Smidth receives a down-payment from the customer, which is expected to happen later in 2017. "This is a milestone project for FL Smidth, being the first OK(TM) vertical roller mill to be supplied in East Africa and the first full scope grinding plant in Rwanda," the company says in a statement.
The contract includes equipment from storages to packing and cement loading.
"This is the latest project to underline FL Smidth's strength as the leading supplier of the most productive and energy-efficient equipment and technology available in the market, and it is confirmed by Prime Cement's order for its grinding facility in Rwanda," said Per Mejnert Kristensen, group executive vice president, Cement Division.
Facts
- Scope: a complete grinding plant with the latest environmental pollution control systems and technology for energy efficiency and maintainability
- Equipment: OK(TM) 27-4 vertical mill for cement grinding, filters, a control system and plant automation, a packing plant, and weighing and metering systems
- Plant capacity: 700,000 tonnes per year
- Customer: Prime Cement
- Location: Musanze, Rwanda
