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Dangote Cement Plc, Onne Port,
Port Harcourt, Nigeria

1.5 MTPA Slag Grinding with 3.0 MTPA Portland

Slag Cement and Blast Furnace Cement
Dispatch including Gypsum &
Slag (GBS) Import Project

Production Requirements

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DANGOTE GROUP
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cement Production Requirements..........................................3

Cement...............................................................................................3
2.1

Definition of Required Product Qualities - Cement..........................................3

2.2

Definition of Grinding Fineness...........................................................................4

2.3

Quantity of Cement Production...........................................................................4

2.4

Cement dispatch....................................................................................................5

2.5

Production Flexibility.............................................................................................5

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Production Requirements
1 Cement Production Requirements
The Employer decided to install a new modern Slag Grinding and the mixing
facility with the following types of Cement:
Portland Cement : CEM I
Portland Limestone Cement : CEM II/A-L
Portland Limestone Cement : CEM II/B-L
Portland Limestone Cement : CEM II/A-LL
Portland Limestone Cement : CEM II/B-LL
Pozzolana Portland Cement : CEM II/A-P
Pozzolana Portland Cement : CEM II/B-P
Pozzolana Portland Cement : CEM II/A-Q
Pozzolana Portland Cement : CEM II/B-Q
Portland Flyash Cement : CEM II/A-V
Portland Flyash Cement : CEM II/B-V
Portland Flyash Cement : CEM II/A-W
Portland Flyash Cement : CEM II/B-W
and to manufacture, pack and dispatch the Finished Products as below:
Portland slag cement : CEM II/A-S
Portland slag cement : CEM II/B-S
Portland Composite Cement : CEM II/A-M
Portland Composite Cement : CEM II/ B-M
Blast Furnace Cement : CEM III/A
Blast Furnace Cement : CEM III/B
Blast Furnace Cement : CEM III/C
Composite Cement : CEM V/A
Composite Cement : CEM V/B
and import facility for Slag & Gypsum for Dangote Cement Plc, Onne Slag
Grinding Plant, Onne Port, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
The new slag grinding plant shall have 1.5 MTPA Slag Grinding Capacity and 3.0
MTPA Portland Slag Cement, Portland Composite Cement, Blast Furnace Cement
and Composite Cement Dispatch including Gypsum & Slag (GBS) Import,
handling, storage and loading on to trucks.
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2 Cement
2.1 Definition of Required Product Qualities - Cement
The market in this area requires today in general, the types of cement are as
given below.
However, the systems shall also be suitable to produce all the other types of
cements as in EN 197 :2011 for the products in the family of the common
cements.
Cement types:
1. CEM I 52.5 R is with 0-5% minor additives. Additive is Limestone / Pozzolona /
Volcanic Ash
2. CEM I 42.5 R is with 0-5% minor additives. Additive is Limestone / Pozzolona /
Volcanic Ash
3. CEM II A-L 42.5 R is with 6-20% additives. Target is 20% Limestone addition
4. CEM II B-L 42.5 N is with 21-35% additives. Target is >20% Limestone
addition.
5. CEM II/A-S 42.5 R is with 6-20% additive. Additive is Ground Blast Furnace
Slag
6. CEM II/B-S 42.5 R is with 21-35% additive. Additive is Ground Blast Furnace
Slag
7. CEM II/A-M 42.5 R is with 6-20% additive. Additive is Ground Blast Furnace
Slag
8. CEM II/B-M 42.5 R is with 21-35% additive. Additive is Ground Blast Furnace
Slag
9. CEM III A 42.5 N is with 36-65% additive. Additive is Granulated Blast Furnace
Slag
10. CEM III B 42.5 N is with 66-80% additive. Additive is Granulated Blast
Furnace Slag
11. CEM III C 32.5 N is with 81-95% additive. Additive is Granulated Blast
Furnace Slag
12. CEM V/A 42.5 N is with 18-30% additives. Additive is Granulated Blast
Furnace Slag
13. CEM V/B 42.5 N is with 31-50% additives. Additive is Granulated Blast
Furnace Slag
Remark: Today CEM I 52.5 R, CEM I 42.5 R, CEM II/A-L 42.5R, CEM II/B-L 42.5N,
CEM II A-S 42.5R, CEM II B-S 42.5R, CEM II/A-M 42.5 R, CEM II/B-M 42.5 R , CEM
III/A 42.5N, CEM III/B 42.5N, CEM III/C 42.5N, CEM V/A 42.5N and CEM V/B 42.5N
has a production share of 100 %.
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The design of the new slag mills shall be optimized for above mentioned cement
types.
Composition of the Cement by weight based on standard:
EU Standards
TYPE

Additives %*

Clinker %

CEM I 52.5 R

0-5

95-100

CEM I 42.5 R

0-5

95-100

CEM II A-L 42.5 R

6-20

80-94

CEM II B-L 42.5 N

21-35

65-79

CEM II A-LL 42.5 R

6-20

80-94

CEM II B-LL 42.5 N

21-35

65-79

CEM II/A-S 42.5 R

6-20

80-94

CEM II/B-S 42.5 R

21-35

65-79

CEM II/A-M 42.5 R

6-20

80-94

CEM II/B-M 42.5 R

21-35

65-79

CEM III A 42.5N

36-65

35-64

CEM III B 42.5N

66-80

20-34

CEM III C 32.5N

81-95

5-19

CEM V/A 42.5N

18-30

40-64

CEM V/B 42.5N

31-50

20-38

*) The Gypsum (4 to 5%) is not included in to the sum.

2.2 Definition of Grinding Fineness
TYPE
Blaine (cm/g)
CEM II/A-S 42.5 R

4,500

CEM II/A-S 42.5 N

4,500

CEM II/B-S 42.5 R

4,500

CEM II/A-M 42.5 R

4,500

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CEM II/B-M 42.5 R

CEM III/A 42.5 R

5,000

CEM III/B 42.5 N

5,000

CEM III/C 32.5 N

5,000

CEM V/A 42.5 R

5,000

CEM V/B 42.5 N

5,000

5,000

2.3 Quantity of Cement Production

In Onne Slag Grinding Plant, there shall be one vertical slag grinding mill.
The Slag Grinding Mill in the Contract Plant shall have the following minimum
grinding capacities on dry basis. (Refer mass flow for mill type)
TYPE
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground

Grinding Capacity
Blast
Blast
Blast
Blast
Blast

Furnace
Furnace
Furnace
Furnace
Furnace

Slag
Slag
Slag
Slag
Slag

250
220
180
150
120

tph@4,200
tph@4,500
tph@5,000
tph@5,500
tph@6,000

(t/h)
cm/gr
cm/gr
cm/gr
cm/gr
cm/gr

(Slag
(Slag
(Slag
(Slag
(Slag

95%+Gypsum
95%+Gypsum
95%+Gypsum
95%+Gypsum
95%+Gypsum

5%).
5%).
5%).
5%).
5%).

The Contractor should specify the Slag Grinding Capacity for each of the
grinding fineness from 4,200 to 6,000 cm/g (with an increment of each 200
Blaine) for mixing ground blast furnace slag with different types of cement and
to as manufacture the Cement Types specified in 2.1 above for the other
common types of cement as in EN 197:2011.
2.4 Cement dispatch
Cement dispatch shall be in the following forms
TYPE
Percentage
Bulk Cement and Big Bag Cement
0 - 25%
Bagged Cement
75 - 100%
Cement dispatch shall be realized hundred (100) percent by truck transport.

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2.5 Production Flexibility

The Slag Grinding Mills in Onne Slag Grinding Project shall have the possibility of
manufacturing different type of cements as there are separate silos for the
ground blast furnace slag, Cement and the final finished cement products.
The EPC Contractor should follow the guidelines from the Employer from time to
time in producing the cement product during the Trial Runs and the performance
tests in producing the best quality in the respective process areas.

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