Global trade in alumina is booming. According to leading strategic market insight company, Precedence Research, the global alumina market size stood at around USD 41 billion in 2022, with around half of that attributed to the Asia Pacific (APAC) market. By the end of 2032, the global alumina market is anticipated to reach around USD 64.59 billion, with the compound growth rate predicted at 4.7 percent during the forecast period 2023 to 2032.

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An energy-mapping project at the FTG Cranes Bäckefors site in Sweden, has provided new insights for the business unit to explore, including the replacement and repositioning of two ageing compressors with a single, efficient new unit. As a result, the site has reduced its annual energy consumption by 49,000 kWh.

A pair of recently acquired and recommissioned Siwertell road-mobile ship unloaders, one 5 000 S and one 10 000 S, have been brought back to peak performance for Pioneer Cement LLC, headquartered in Muscat, Oman.

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Bruks Siwertell Group aims to set the sustainability standard for the industries that it serves, and integral to that is its personnel. Building on the success of last year’s voluntary health challenge, this year’s wellbeing support saw 19 teams pull together to encourage each other during a friendly, six-week health boost.

Service is pivotal to Bruks Siwertell, with support offered through on demand, emergency, and effective, planned maintenance, tailored to suit. This ensures that customers and operators have access to original equipment manufacturer (OEM) expertise, for the lifetime of their equipment.

Operators understand the importance of maintenance, but the responsibility for thousands of rollers beneath the conveyor belt is quite a task; eliminating them can reduce maintenance burdens and the risk of friction fires, explains Zack Hood, Manager Conveyor Projects, Bruks Siwertell.

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A collaborative project with Lund University’s student-run consultancy, Lunicore, has highlighted new ways of thinking, revealed potential new environmental gains from further implementing existing Bruks Siwertell digital technology, and more widely impacted how companies, such as Bruks Siwertell, can better engage with students.

To meet demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), new types of manufacturing plant and very high-capacity wood-processing technology will be needed for the task; fortunately, Bruks Siwertell is on hand with the expertise already. Within the broad scope of changes to be implemented to achieve decarbonization targets, there are a number of so-called ‘hard-to-decarbonize’ sectors. Prominent candidates, among others, are cement and steel production, and aviation.

Since 1974, Siwertell screw-type unloaders have offered the cleanest and most efficient dry bulk unloading operations available, along with very high capacities; this impressive legacy is reinforced by the market’s growing demands for increased efficiency and minimal environmental impact.

Building-back America continues to place significant capacity demands on US cement importers, and with new carbon tariffs on the horizon, selecting a ship unloading system that protects the environment, and offers flexibility, is a wise choice.