Double capacity for cement mills in Egypt
ABB has started delivery of electrification and automation systems ordered in 2008. ABB acts as a sub-supplier of the French company Polysius SAS; the end-user is Misr Beni Suef Cement Company (MBCC) in Giza/Egypt. The MBCC plant (Fig.) located in Beni Suef, approximately 150 km south of Cairo, currently produces up to 1.5 million t/a of normal Portland cement. Almost half of its annual production is exported to central European countries. Established in 1997, MBCC holds one of the top ranking positions in cement manufacturing in Egypt; its cement has been granted the certificate of the...
