Sengileevsky Cement Plant LLC is a large, modern enterprise manufacturing building materials with a capacity of more than 2.36 million tons. Located in the city of Sengiley, Ulyanovsk Region. It is a structural part of Eurocement holding. The company's products are typical of domestic factories. This is cement of the popular brands CEM IV / A 32.5N and CEM I 42.5B.
Description
In the summer of 2015, the new capacities of a high-tech enterprise on the river bank were solemnly commissioned. Volga, located 42 kilometers south of Ulyanovsk. For the first time, the renewed Sengileevsky cement plant was put into operation in 1915 as the flagship of the construction industry of the Ulyanovsk Region.
His work is based on unique limestone deposits characterized by a denser than usual concentration of fossilized organisms in Cretaceous sediments. Tectonic uplifts in this region pushed to the surface the richest deposits of easily mined raw materials. The reserves of the field developed since the beginning of the 20th century are already depleted. However, a project has been prepared for the development of new chalk deposits.
100 years of history
Sengileevsky cement plant celebrated its centenary. However, the history of the company was not easy. After the economic stagnation caused by the defeat from the Japanese and the revolutionary unrest of 1905, Russian industry was rapidly gaining momentum. Particularly acute was the lack of cement. In 1912, merchants of the Simbirsk province decided to build a building materials plant near the rich chalk deposits of the Sengileevskoye field and “break the big jackpot”.
However, the construction skidded. First, the appointed leader was fired for embezzlement and inappropriate conduct of business. Later, World War I unexpectedly began, and equipment suppliers from Switzerland and Germany broke off their contracts.
Despite numerous troubles, the opening of the plant still took place on 05/01/1915. The basis of production was two large furnaces with a capacity of 50,400 tons. The company issued up to 300,000 barrels of Portland cement per year. Laboratory studies of the Institute of Railways confirmed that the products not only met the standards, but significantly exceeded them.
New era
The revolutionary events did not bypass the Sengileevsky cement plant. He worked only until May 1921. By decision of Zemtrest, the company began to be dismantled with the aim of closing it. The power substation and equipment from key plant units were transferred to other industries: mills, furnaces, water pumps. Local authorities did not approve of such actions and for years poured over the thresholds of higher authorities until in 1927 a resolution was issued to restore production. In 1931, the workshops were launched at full capacity.
The grandiose construction projects that unfolded in the 30s required an unprecedented amount of concrete, and, accordingly, cement. The government decided to increase the plant’s capacity from 50,000 to 86,000 tons. A large amount was allocated for the modernization and expansion of production - 2 million rubles. However, it was not possible to achieve the targets. The plan was a failure, and the leadership was repressed in 1937.
Only in 1954 was the next modernization of the Sengiley plant. Most labor-intensive processes were mechanized. The enterprise has become an important link in the Volga industry.
In market conditions
In 1992, the Sengiley cement plant again had a hard time. The skyrocketing prices of cement products led to the stocking of warehouses and the actual cessation of production. For months, workers have not been paid wages. The company was in a fever for the next 15 years.
In 2007, it was decided to rebuild the plant. Old production equipment was completely dismantled. In 2009, the installation of modern energy-efficient technological lines for the manufacture of Portland cement of various grades by dry method began on the vacated areas.
Second birth
After the entry of the Sengileevsky cement plant into the structure of Eurocement holding, its production capabilities increased. The received investments made it possible to complete the construction work, to equip the workshops with energy-intensive equipment from the German concern KHD Humboldt Wedag. The facilities of the enterprise today allow to produce 2.36 million tons of cement annually.
The most effective manufacturing technologies for building materials have been introduced at the production site. The new principles of the Sengileevsky cement plant allowed to halve the cost of electricity and gas, while labor productivity, by contrast, increased by 4 times. The company acquired its own gas turbine- type power plant with a capacity of 26 MW manufactured by Siemens. It allows you to generate electrical and thermal energy.
Modern equipment has not only helped increase productivity and reduce costs. The plant is an example of environmentally friendly production, as far as possible in this industry. Emissions of harmful substances are 2.5 times less than the approved regulatory indicators.
Sengileevsky cement plant: reviews
Given that the company is completely new (despite a hundred-year history), equipped with equipment unique to Russia, the output is of the highest quality. It complies with GOST 31108-2016 and European standards. The cement produced by CEM IV / A 32.5N and CEM I 42.5B has stable quality characteristics.
Consumers note the excellent stackability and mobility of the concrete mix obtained from raw materials. There is no false setting effect. Cement mixes well with other components in concrete mixers, perfectly adheres to concrete structures, bricks, gas silicate, expanded clay concrete blocks and other building materials.