Company Announcement no. 17-2007, 3 August 2007
FLSmidth has signed an approximately USD 100m contract (DKK 540m)
with Cementos Argos S.A. for a new 5250 tonnes per day line and
additional aftermarket services. Located in Cartagena, Colombia, the
plant will serve both the local Colombian market and strengthen
Argos' position as a leading Latin American exporter.
FLSmidth's US project centre, based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is
responsible for the project and will supply all the main machinery
including a five-stage preheater with a low-NOx ILC (In Line
Calciner), a ROTAX-2 kiln, a Multi-Movable Cross-Bar cooler and two
OK Vertical Roller Mills for finish cement grinding.
The scope of supply also includes complete material handling systems,
APC (Air pollution control) equipment and an FLSmidth Automation
control system. Engineering services, project management, training,
and commissioning are also included. Many of FLSmidth's companies and
divisions will be represented in the project such as Pfister,
FLSmidth Airtech and FLSmidth Minerals including FLSmidth MVT and
FLSmidth Koch.
Cementos Argos S.A., with headquarters in Medellín, Colombia, is the
fifth largest cement producer in Latin America and exports to 27
countries. In addition to cement, their product holdings include
pre-fabricates, aggregates, mortar, ready-mix, lime and other
minerals.
FLSmidth attributes the success of this contract to its ability to
provide both the technology and services that minimize the total cost
of ownership throughout the life of the plant. Furthermore, a strong
local presence in the America's was a differentiating factor.
The order will contribute beneficially to FLSmidth's earnings until
the new line is commissioned in 2009.
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Please address any questions regarding this announcement to Group
Chief Executive Officer
Jørgen Huno Rasmussen, FLSmidth & Co. A/S, on +45 36 18 10 00 after
2 pm CET on 3 August 2007.
For more information about FLSmidth, please visit www.flsmidth.com.
Yours faithfully
Torben Seemann Hansen
Corporate Public Relations
