Clean and efficient cement production in the UAE

At the end of 2010, Dr. Thomas Weiss and Christian Reinke from ZKG INTERNATIONAL visited the Star Cement plant in Ras Al Khaimah/UAE (Fig. 1). After an introduction in the history and overall plant concept of the plant by the Chief Operating Officer, Mr. T.V.S. Chidambaram (Fig. 2), Assistant Manager (Process) Rajeev Bhushan Garg, guided the ZKG team through one of the most modern plants in the region.

 

Overall plant concept

In 2007 Star Cement began working with FLSmidth to build its own clinker plant in Ras Al Khaimah/UAE. This 6500 t/d plant supplied by FLSmidth was put into operation...

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