Modern cement production

1 Fujairah Cement Industries (FCI)

2 Dr. Thomas Weiß of ZKG in discussion with the General Manager, Nasser Khammas, Works Manager, V. Sreenivasa Murthy and Marcus Fritz of Polysius (from left) • Dr. Thomas Weiß von der ZKG im Gespräch mit Geschäftsführer Nasser Khammas, Werkleiter V. Sreenivasa Murthy und Marcus Fritz von Polysius (v.l.)

3 Raw mill • Rohmühle

4 DOPOL^® ’90 preheater • DOPOL^® ’90 Vorwärmer

5 POLYTRAC^® clinker cooler • POLYTRACK^®-Klinkerkühler

6 Limestone crusher • Kalksteinbrecher

7 Raw material blending bed • Rohmaterial-Mischbett

8 Coal mill • Kohlemühle

9 Company-owned power plant • Zum Werk gehörendes Kraftwerk

10 Clinker handling system • Klinker-Transportsystem

Fujairah Cement Industries (FCI) has for the last thirty years been one of the leading cement companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A new line has now increased production capacity from 4600 t/d to 12 100 t/d (Fig. 1). ZKG INTERNATIONAL visited the plant and spoke to general manager Nasser Khammas and works manager V. Sreenivasa Murthy (Fig. 2) on current trends and future prospects, subsequently taking a tour of the plant.

The history of FCI

FCI is based near Dibba, a small town in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The company was founded in 1982, operating a single dry-process kiln...