The four mills include one raw mill, one coal mill, and two clinker mills. All will be delivered to the site within seven months.

The raw mill is a high-performance four-roller vertical roller mill (VRM) with a capacity of 450 tph. It will grind cement raw material to a fineness of 12% R90 µm.

Two medium-performance 170 tph mills will be supplied for grinding of cement to a fineness of 3200 Blaine. Coal will be ground on a large modular VRM with a capacity off 40 tph to a fineness of 10% R90 µm.

“Sinoma and Loesche have globally been working together successfully for many years,” Loesche said in a press release. “The numerous positive experiences with Loesche mills, the competitive price, and the face delivery time of only seven months were decisive factors in Sinoma’s decision to again choose [Loesche] grinding plants.”

Bestway Cement is part of the UK-based Bestway conglomerate. The company currently owns four cement plants in Pakistan with annual production around 6 million t.