The contract is for all major machinery and first time spare parts for the plant and includes an EV limestone/clay crusher, raw material stores, an ATOX raw mill, a CF silo, a complete ILC 3-support kiln including a 5-stage preheater and an SF Cross-Bar cooler, a clinker storage, an OK 42 cement mill and cement silos.
A number of FLSmidth subsidiaries and divisions will participate in the project. FLSmidth Ventomatic will supply three packaging lines, both vertical mill gears will be from FLSmidth MAAG, FLSmidth Airtech will supply filters and FLSmidth Automation will supply a complete QCX quality control system.
The cement plant will be the second to be built based on the new licences issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Industry last year. A supply contract for the first of the licence-based cement plants was also awarded to FLSmidth (see Company Announcement no. 14-2008).
The order will contribute beneficially to FLSmidth's earnings until the equipment has been shipped in mid 2010.
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Please address any questions regarding this announcement to Group Chief Executive Officer Jørgen Huno Rasmussen, FLSmidth & Co. A/S at +45 36 18 18 00.
Yours faithfully
Pernille Friis Andersen
Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
