Cargotec's Siwertell gets order from CITIC Heavy Industries for a rail-travelling ship unloader
Cargotec's Siwertell has received an order from CITIC Heavy Industries Co Ltd (CITIC) for a rail-travelling ship unloader. CITIC is one of China's largest conglomerates, headquartered in Luoyang, Henan province, the company said in its press release.
The ST-640 M-type unloader has been ordered to support the energy production requirements for a new cement production facility in Burma/Myanmar and will unload coal from barges at a rate of 800t/h. The facility is being built as part of a collaboration between CITIC and the Thailand-based Siam Cement Group subsidiary, Mawlamyine Cement Ltd (MCL). CITIC states that the new production plant will have a cement capacity of 5,000 tonnes per day.
"This order has special commercial significance for Siwertell as it will be the first delivery to Burma/Myanmar," says Ola Jeppsson, Siwertell Sales Manager. "MLC will benefit from all the excellent attributes of our Siwertell unloaders including efficiency and quiet, safe, environmentally-friendly operations without dust or spillage.
"A Siwertell screw-type unloader was the preferred solution for the new Mawlamyine cement plant. Siwertell screw-type unloaders lead the industry and have decades of operational experience and numerous favourable global references.
"The low weight of the unit when compared to alternative unloading systems minimises loads on the jetty and so reduces jetty construction costs," Mr Jeppson adds.
The delivery is scheduled for mid-2015, and will include an enclosed discharge arrangement for transferring coal to the jetty conveyor. The unloader will be delivered in pre-assembled parts, with final assembly, testing and commissioning taking place on site at Mawlamyine.