Name and Location
Sogamoso cement clinker production line project, Colombia.

Client
Cementos Argos.

Project Description
The project entails the construction of a 4 300 t/d cement clinker production line in Sogamoso, Boyaca.

The main components of the plant include a 1 200 t/h primary crusher for limestone, a 500 t/h secondary crusher for raw material and a 40 000-t-capacity circular blending bed. The raw material will be ground in a roller mill with a throughput of 355 t/h and stored in a 7 000-t-capacity homogenising silo. The kiln comprises a five-stage, single-string preheater with a calciner, a rotary kiln with a sinter zone burner and a clinker cooler. Another roller mill with a throughput of 26 t/h of coal will be supplied for preparing the fuel.

A process control system and a laboratory automation system will also be installed for quality control.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
The start-up of the line is scheduled for the end of 2017.

Latest Developments
ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions, a subsidiary of the ThyssenKrupp Group, has been awarded the contract to build the cement clinker production line.

The company will supply all components for clinker production, and quality assurance and monitoring systems.

The contract is worth €100-million.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions (construction contract).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Cementos Argos, tel +57 8 770 7762.
ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions communications, Torben Beckmann, tel +49 201 844 532200 or email torben.beckmann@thyssenkrupp.com.