Saudi Arabia’s Southern Province Cement Company (SPCC) has signed a contract with Wartsila Power Contracting Co. to expand the power plant at its Tahama site. Four heavy fuel diesel units will be added to the plant, with a total capacity of 32 MW. The contract is worth €20.25 million.
SPCC operates three cement plants with a total cement production capacity of over 5.3 million tpa. The Tahama plant produces more than 1.85 million t of clinker a year. Following the retirement of Saad bin Abdulrahman Al-Rumaih from the SPCC Board, Abdulrahman bin Ibrahim Al-Arfaj has been appointed as the representative of the General Organisation for Social Insurance.
Gabriele Teutrine, Teutrine, Germany, presents a case study of a girth gear reversal. This is an abridged version of the full article, which appeared in the December 2012 issue of World Cement. Subscribers can view the full article by logging in.
Jack Davidson takes a look at the cement markets of the Middle East and North Africa as they begin to emerge from social and political unrest and the global economic slowdown. This is an abridged version of the full article, which appeared in the November 2012 issue of World Cement. Subscribers can view the full article by logging in.