Siemens bags three breakthrough orders in cement industry

The industrial solutions and services division (I&S) of Siemens Ltd has won three orders of which two are export orders from the cement industry. The largest of the three orders is from the National Cement Company for its greenfield turnkey contract at Al Anad in Yemen. The other two orders are for upgradation of the Ashaka Cement Plant in Nigeria from 1200 TPD to 1500 TPD and expansion of Vasavadatta Cement in Karnataka to 1-million TPA plant.

According to J Schubert, nanaging director, Siemens, "These are breakthrough orders for us in the cement industry. The technological superiority and customer confidence in our high quality solutions gave us the competitive edge in winning the contracts. These orders have positioned Siemens India as a significant player in the cement industry in India as well as neighbouring markets. This has also given a thrust to our efforts of increasing presence in the neighbouring countries."

The most significant of these successes is the greenfield turnkey contract to build 3,450 TPD cement plant from the National Cement Company for valued at approximately Rs54.6crore. This is the largest overseas project in the cement industry awarded to Siemens, in consortium with KHD Germany. The scope of the contract includes designing and engineering of the plant''s electrical system, supply of equipment, supervision of installation, commissioning of the system and also the training of customer personnel. The project will be completed in 14 months.

The project for Vasavadatta Cement, part of the B K Birla Kesoram Group, valued at around Rs10 crore for the expansion of Vasavadatta Cement Unit 3 will be collectively executed by three divisions of Siemens - automation, low voltage switchgear and motors package.

The project for the up gradation Ashaka Cement Plant from 1200 TPD to 1500 TPD within 10 months was bagged from Humboldt Wedag India Ltd. The scope of work comprises supply and supervision of installation and commissioning of electrical and automation systems for the five-stage pre-heater circuit and roller press circuit in the cement mill.