LOESCHE Supplies 3rd and 4th Vertical Roller Grinding Mills for Cement Grinding to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Arabian Cement Co (ACC) is planning to build a new brown field cement line in Rabigh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with a clinker production capacity of 10,000t/pd.

In order to increase the cement grinding capacities (Phase1), prior to the completion of the new line (Phase2), ACC placed an order on China National Building Materials Group Corporation (CNBM) for a cement grinding plant including two LOESCHE vertical roller grinding mills.

The project execution will be done on a fast-track concept which ensures a project schedule, from contract effectiveness to PAC, of only 13 months. LOESCHE will supply two large vertical roller grinding mills of Type LM 63.3+3 with a table diameter of 6.3m and a main drive size of 7,400kW.

Under the Fast-Track Concept, LOESCHE will not only supply the mills but also all process related equipment like process filters, process fans, hot gas generators, etc, as well as the complete basic engineering of the grinding plant to ensure a state-of-the-art plant design.