Project Summary
 
History of cement production in Iran
Iran's first cement factory was built in Shar-e rey, situated in south of Tehran, when cement consumption had already started to gain momentum both in Iran's construction industry and globally. The Ray cement factory had a daily production capacity of 100 metric tons. Prior to the triumph of the Islamic revolution, several cement factories were built in various parts of Iran, including Fars, Tehran, Doroud, Isfahan, etc. During the ensuing years, some of these factories set up new production lines, thereby increasing their output. During 1970s, new companies were established and the old ones carried out expansion plans designed to boost their output. However, most of the new production actually came online between 1978 and 1981.

According to statistics available, Iran is currently the world's 13th largest cement exporter and its annual production, wich currently stands at 43 million tonnes, is the highest in the Middle East. According to existing estimates, over the next five years, Iran, India and China will account for 34%. of the increase in world cement production. Iran's Cement production capacity is expected to rise to more the 70 million tonnes by 2010, the last year of the five-year economic development plan. 
 
Project Location
The Saveh Grey Cement Factory is located 16 km southwest of Saveh White Cement Factory and 60 km from Saveh, a city in Markazi province in central Iran. Limestone, the main material used in Saveh Grey Cement Factory, will be acquired from the huge Doshakh quarry located only 4 km away from the project site. Also, 400 hectares of uncultivated land surrounding the factory will be devoted to planting trees, shrubs and other greeneries, thus providing a pleasant scenery and minimizing the factory's negative impacts on the environment.
 
Basic Information
Client: Saveh White Cement Company
Building Consultant: Archen Consulting Engineers
Technical Consultant: Bounyad Sanaat Company
Equipment Manufacturer: FL Smidths Company
Type of Contract: Construction
Contract Period: 27 months
Site Mobilization: 4 months
 
Scope of Work
Kayson's scope of work involves the civil works of Saveh Grey Cement Factory's production lines, including cut and fill operations, concrete pour of above- and under-ground structures, 2 construction of limestone plant, raw material storage bunkers, raw mills, two nine-stage 110- meter high preheaters, coolers, ESP (Electrostatics) dedusting units, cement silos, clinker silos, packing and loading plant, blending silo, masonry work, building construction, structural steelwork, etc.
 
Key Statistics
Concrete: 145,000 cubic meters.
Reinforcement: 18,000 tonnes.
Ordinary and sliding formwork: 250,000 square meters.
Heavy steelwork: 4,000 tonnes.
Earthwork: 220,000 cubic meters.
 
Project Site Plan
 
 
Objectives
The Saveh Grey Cement Factory pursues a two-pronged objective aiming at driving Iran's national growth plans, and a business objective aimed at meeting the increasing demand for cement, currently standing at over 45 million tonnes per annum and expected to exceed 80 million tonnes within the next five years. Specifically, the plant is designed to meet the cement requirements of Tehran and its nearby provinces.
 
Specifications of site mobilization
According to the schedule set forth in the contract, site mobilization was to be completed within four months. All the necessary facilities, comprising 6500 square meters of floor space, were completed and utilized as planned. The sleeping quarters were divided into three types, namely for laborers, technicians and engineers. All sleeping quarters were situated outside of the project area, a short distance from the construction site. Water and electricity were supplied by the client and distributed by means of an intra-site network. In case of emergency, the site's water requirement was supplied by an elevated water tank, with a capacity of 20,000 liters. Also, emergency electricity supplies were provided by five electric generators. A waster disposal facility was built a short distance from the construction site, where the waste was stored, burned and the ashes used as fertilizer.

It is to be noted that the design and construction of administrative buildings and sleeping quarters were done with a view to enable the client to use them for its personnel once the factory became operational.
 
Cement Plant Structures and Specifications
Row Building Concrete
(m^3)
Formwork
(m^2)
Reinforcement
(tone)
Steel Work
(tone)
Height
(m)
1 Limestone Crushing and
 Gallery
4000 6900 500 10 21
2 Kaolin Stone crusher 1500 3200 300 - 20
3 Secondary Stone
 Crusher
600 1200 100 - 10
4 Limestone Silo 3400 7800 600 - 40
5 Feed Bunkers 3700 8500 400 300 50
6 Raw Mill (Line1) 2900 6000 300 310 35
7 Raw Mill (Line2) 2900 6000 300 310 35
8 Raw Mill ESP (Line1) 1000 2300 300 - 20
9 Raw Mill ESP (Line2) 1000 2300 200 - 20
10 Raw Meal Silos (Line 1) 6400 12400 200 35 55
11 Raw Meal Silos (Line 2) 6400 12400 1000 35 35
12 Preheater Unit (Line 1) 8300 15300 1000 330 103
13 Preheater Unit (Line 2) 8300 15300 1100 330 103
14 Kiln Feed (Line 1) 1100 2100 1100 - 25
15 Kiln Feed (Line 2) 1100 2100 2100 - 25
16 Kiln Support (Line 1) 1600 1400 2100 45 10
17 Kiln Support (Line 2) 1600 1400 100 45 10
18 Cooler and ESP cooler
Department (Line 1)
1800 4000 100 - 15
19 Cooler and ESP cooler
 Department (Line 2)
1800 2400 200 - 15
20 Clinker Transport (Line1) 1900 2400 200 100 45
21 Clinker Transport (Line2) 1900 2400 200 100 45
22 Clinker Silo (Line 1) 8300 9500 1100 290 45
23 Clinker Silo (Line 2) 8300 9500 1100 290 45
24 Cement Mill Feed 5500 12700 700 - 35
25 Cement Mills 6500 15600 800   26
26 Cement Silos (Line 1) 9200 14600 1300 45 60
27 Cement Silos (Line 2) 9200 14600 1300 45 60
28 Packing and Loading
 Plant
3200 14600 400 880 30
29 Clinker Transport 600 1500 100 - -
30 Other Structures 6000 10000 1000 - -
  Sum 120000 222000 20100 3500 -
 
 
 

 
 
 

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