SIEMENS

Biggest Cement Order from Vietnam: Siemens supplies equipment for new production line of the Cong Thanh Cement Plant

The Siemens Industry Solutions Division has been awarded with an order from Cong Thanh Cement Joint Stock Company to supply the electrical and automation equipment for the new second production line at the Cong Thanh Cement Plant in the Thanh Hoa province, Vietnam. A kiln control system integrated into the PCS 7-based process control system will constantly optimize the consumption and the clinker production. With a future capacity of 12,000 tons clinker per day, this plant is the largest single cement production line currently being built in Asia. The new production line will be the largest single cement production line in Asia and once in full operation by 2011 it will turn the Cong Thanh Cement Plant into a major additional production facility for Vietnam cement industry.

“We are committed to bringing to Vietnam our state-of-the-art technologies in order to best support this fast growing country to meet the increasing demand for cement consumption during the process of the national modernization and industrialization”, said Mr. Erdal Elver, President and CEO of Siemens Vietnam.

Siemens Industry Solutions is supplying the complete range of the Sicement product portfolio for
equipping cement works including electrical equipment and automation systems for the new line.
At the heart of the automation solution is a process control system based on Simatic PCS7. The
scope of supply also includes the major part of the process instrumentation as well as the analyzers and special instrumentation. The electrical equipment comprises the cabling for the medium and low-voltage distribution systems, the MV switchgear units, the UPS and battery systems, the power factor compensation system, transformers, the low-voltage distribution panels with intelligent MCCs (motor control centers) and variable speed drives. These are supplemented by earthing and lightning protection equipment, lighting, fire detection and alarm systems, the CCTV and the telephone system. Siemens is also responsible for the design and engineering of the electrical equipment, including supervision of installation and commissioning as well as on-site training of the operating personnel.