Name and Location
Cement clinker production line, Germany.
Client
HeidelbergCement.
Project Description
The project involves the construction of a new cement clinker production line.
The 4 500 t/d facility will be built at the Schelklingen plant, in Baden-Württemberg, as a replacement for an existing older production line.
The new kiln line will be one of the most advanced and ecofriendly cement production facilities in the world.
Value
Not stated.
Duration
Start of production is planned for spring 2018.
Latest Developments
Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions was awarded a contract by HeidelbergCement to supply a new cement clinker production line.
Thyssenkrupp will supply state-of-the-art components, including a five-stage, single-strand Dopol preheater, a Polro rotary kiln with a Polguide drive system and a Polytrack clinker cooler with roll crusher.
The innovative design of the calciner used in the preheater will ensure outstanding fuel burnout, with low nitrogen oxide emissions.
The Polytrack cooler also features a highly efficient heat recovery system that minimises fuel input.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (cement clinker production line).
On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.
Contact Details for Project Information
HeidelbergCement group spokesperson, and director of group communication and investor relations Andreas Schaller,
tel +49 6221 481 13249, fax +49 6221 481 13217 or email Andreas.Schaller@heidelbergcement.com.
Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions communications, Torben Beckmann, tel +49 201 844 532200 or email torben.beckmann@thyssenkrupp.com.