Danish engineering company FLSmidth on 19 October 2006 announced the signing of a Danish Kroner 202 million ($34 million or Rs.153 crore)  contract to supply all machinery and equipment for a 5,500 tpd cement plant in India. Located in Karnataka, the plant is to be built for Jay Kay Cem Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of JK Cement Ltd., and is expected to come on stream in the second half of 2008. (project details)

FLSmidth also announced the award of a Danish Kroner 98 million ($16.5 million or Rs.74 crore) by Rain Industries. The contract includes supplies of machinery and equipment for a 3,800 tpd cement production line. The plant, which is to be built in Andhra Pradesh, is expected to come on stream by end-2007. (project details)

FLSmidth's Indian project division in Chennai conducted the negotiations for the two new cement production lines and will also be responsible for implementing the projects, according to a company statement.

As part of the contract, the Indian project division will supply machinery and auxiliary equipment for the cement production lines and will supervise installation and commissioning at the two plants. The machinery supplies include four ATOX vertical mills for raw meal and coal grinding, five ball mills for cement grinding and two complete pyro processing systems featuring ILC preheaters, 3-support kilns and SF Cross-Bar coolers. Besides, FLSmidth subsidiary MAAG Gear is to deliver the gear units for both projects.

ProjectsToday adds: This is the second Indian order for FLSmidth in recent times. In early September 2006, the company won a $44 million contract to construct a cement plant for Zuari Industries, now a fully-owned subsidiary of Italcementi of Italy. (more...)