KHD hosts Saudi cement industry at one-day symposium

  • KHD recently hosted representatives of the Saudi cement industry at a one-day symposium.
  • Solutions for green cement production were discussed in line with the country’s Vision 2030 strategy.
  • Switching to alternative fuels is a major first step to more sustainable cement production, with KHD’s Pyrorotor® a key enabling technology.

On 31 May 2023, KHD hosted executives of the Saudi cement sector at the KHD Vision 2030 Symposium. Taking place at the Hyatt Olaya Hotel in Riyadh, attendees heard from the KHD representatives, as well as experts from the company’s pyroprocessing and grinding departments. Representatives from KHD’s EPC partner, AVIC International Beijing, and knowledge partner A3&Co.®, also spoke, while two panel discussions provided the opportunity to hear insight and feedback from the cement companies themselves.

“We were delighted to welcome representatives of the Saudi cement sector to our Vision 2030 Symposium and to present a variety of solutions for more sustainable cement production in Saudi Arabia. We also appreciated the opportunity to hear directly from attendees about the solutions they are looking for now, and what might become an issue in the future. This enables us to better tailor our offers, as well as to focus our R&D efforts to best serve market needs,” said Rainer Krüper, General Manager at KHD.

There was particular interest among attendees in how KHD technology and EPC project execution capabilities could support the Saudi cement sector in its strategic shift from purely efficiency-oriented production to production that is both sustainable and efficient, with benefits for the manufacturer and the environment.

The solutions discussed all fit within the country’s Vision 2030 strategy, which targets better integration of heavy-industries into the circular economy. For the cement sector, this means increased use of refuse-derived alternative fuels (RDF). These fuels have the dual advantage of reducing carbon emissions compared to traditional fossil fuels, while diverting waste away from landfill.

One of the technologies presented in this regard was the KHD Pyrorotor, the most versatile alternative fuel equipment on the market. The Pyrorotor allows thermal substitution rates of more than 85%, with almost no pre-processing, even when firing low-quality fuels.

“With our technology leadership and global experience, KHD is the ideal partner for the Saudi cement sector for the execution of greenfield and brownfield projects, from plant modernizations and upgrades to complete production lines. Thanks to the company’s cooperation with AVIC International Beijing and key partners in the Middle East, we can offer and execute any size of project competitively and successfully,” concluded Farid Salehi, Head of Sales and Tendering at KHD.

Related topics

KHD Annual General Meeting set for October 5th

As previously announced, KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG (KHD) will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Cologne on October 5th. On August 20th, the KHD supervisory board approved the AGM agenda, which was published today (convening notice incl. agenda). During the same meeting the supervisory board decided to re-activate the search for a CFO.

New project in Turkey

As already reported in the media, KHD partner AVIC has signed an agreement with Sonmez Holding for a new project in Adana, Turkey. KHD is the preferred partner for pyro-processing equipment, which , when ordered, will have a value in the single digit millions (EUR).

All objectives achieved

In December 2011, ZAB Zementanlagenbau GmbH Dessau, a subsidiary of KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH, carried out a successful performance test of the rotary kiln plant that was recently constructed on a green field in Novotroizk/Russia, at the JUGPK Company.

KHD wins ‘Most innovative technology for alternative fuels use’

At the 6th Global CemFuels Conference in Aachen, Germany, KHD’s Combustion Chamber won the award for ‘Most innovative technology for alternative fuels use’. The awards were given based on the results of an online survey that prompted hundreds of votes, cast by cement industry professionals from 22 countries around the world. Also awarded at the event was KHD customer Continental Cement, of Hannibal, Missouri, for ‘Outstanding Alternative Fuel Project’.

KHD and AVIC Partnership Announce First Joint Project

After successful completion of more than 16 pyroprocess optimization projects, Hongshi Group Co. Ltd., one of the biggest cement manufacturers in China, has awarded KHD (Humboldt Wedag India in collaboration with AVIC) with another pyroprocess upgradation contract for their Lanzhou plant in the Gansu Province.