Guinee Industries Ciments (GIC) awarded KHD Humboldt Wedag a new contract to upgrade its cement grinding plant located in the capital city Conakry, Guinee. GIC will integrate a COMFLEX® system into their existing ball mills. The system will mark the third COMFLEX® system with roller press technology in West Africa.

With the latest COMFLEX system, Guinee Industries Ciments (GIC) will increase the capacity of their cement grinding line by more than 100% and save over 20% in operational energy costs per ton. These were key factors in GICs' decision to choose KHD and will allow them to maintain their position as a major player in the region.

KHD's scope includes the engineering and delivery of mechanical and electrical equipment, as well as the supervision of erection and commissioning for the newCOMFLEX SC16-3500.The core equipment includes:

  • Roller Press RPS 16-170/180 with ROLCOXsystem for control and monitoring
  • Cascade separator, type VS 620 as a static classifier
  • High efficiency separator SEPMASTER, type SKS-VC 3500 as a dynamic classifier
  • System fan HKSK 212-275

The commissioning of the new COMFLEX system is planned for the end of 2017. With this reference KHD continues to demonstrate their market leadership in roller press technologies in EMEA.

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