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Saudi Arabia : SR4.2bn contract with ThyssenKrupp to build two plants inked by Yamama Cement
Publish Date : 27-Nov-2015
An SR4.2 billion contract with Germany's ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions to build two new cement plants is inked by Saudi Arabia's Yamama Cement Company. The production facilities with an in general capacity of 20,000 tons of clinker will be constructed at a new site around 80 kilometers east of the Saudi capital city of Riyadh.
Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar and German Ambassador Boris Ruge witnessed the signing ceremony.A large number of industry leaders, diplomats and top executives of Yamama Cement Company and ThyssenKrupp in addition attended the grand signing ceremony at the local Ritz Carlton Hotel here.
Jens Michael Wegmann, CEO and chairman of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions, said that the new plant will be built within the next 39 months with all essential component like two primary crushers for limestone and three crushers for additives. He said that "the partnership between Yamama and ThyssenKrupp is built on a longstanding tradition and dates back many decades."
The ThyssenKrupp chief said, "We are delighted that Yamama is once again putting its faith in our comprehensive experience in the turnkey construction of complete cement plants worldwide. He added, "With our reliable, highly efficient technologies we are profiting from infrastructure expansion in many growth regions and at the same time contributing to the conservation of valuable resources.
He stressed that Yamama Cement and Thyssenkrupp had been working together since the 1960s. He said that the German company, which will be delivering engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for the lump sum turnkey cement plant, will incorporate latest technology in the new project.
Yamama's General Manager Jihad bin Abdulaziz Al-Rashid said the new project will consist of new technologies to rationalize power consumption that will meet requirements of the Saudi Energy Efficiency Center (SEEC). He said that the project has been designed to consume power of less than 800 thermal units per one ton of clinker and less than 100 KW/hour for one ton of cement.
He said that the company plans to minimize load on the Saudi electricity network through the construction of a power plant that will meet industrial and service requirements of the project. He noted that the project will have a mega housing city equipped with all necessary and entertainment facilities to serve the employees and their families.
As far as the storage of the new plants is concerned, the cement will be stored in 6 cement silos each with a capacity of up to 25,000 tons. The line will in addition feature 6 cement packing and loading stations. Quality control and monitoring will be managed by a POLCID process control system and POLAB laboratory automation system.
The Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions business area is an important partner for the engineering, construction and service of all industrial plants and systems. Besides chemical, coke, cement and other industrial plants and refineries, the portfolio of this German company also comprises mining, ore processing and port handling equipment along with corresponding services.
