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reparación en Cemex Balcones

30 Nov: A great repair at the Cemex Balcones cement plant in Texas

We have just finished one of the projects that we were most excited about. A great repair, under our supervision, at the Cemex Balcones cement plant in Texas. Our ALFRANJET ABR CLEAN + was installed using our SHOTCRETING technology. Also, other works were carried out by vibrocasting system with ABR CLEAN SUPER + and high-pressure gunning with HIGH GUN range, in different areas of the plant, in record time, even reducing the deadlines agreed with our client. All the material was supplied directly from our Laredo warehouse.

The outcome of a good job is a satisfied customer

3000 seguidores en linkedin

13 Nov: Thanks to our 3.000 followers in Linkedin, we expand our community, even more

3000 seguidores en linkedin
ALFRAN celebrates a new goal: Our LinkedIn community already has more than 3,000 followers!

Special thanks to all those who follow us every day: encouraged by the increasing “I like”, we are committed to sharing accurate and quality information, comments on sector trends, details on the latest company news, and our most innovative developments.

We are very satisfied to have already met the 3000 followers target and we appreciate the support received by our followers, friends, collaborators, suppliers, and customers, who trust us, day by day, because thanks to all of them we continue to strive to do things better.

 

alfranjet en amiratos árabes unidos

02 Nov: First Alfranjet project in United Arab Emirates

In 2020, we have incorporated ALFRAN-HTR from the UAE as a Grupo Aldomer subsidiary. We have been collaborating with the company HTR for some time now and as a result, in April 2019 the first Alfranjet materials installation was carried out in the United Arab Emirates. In particular, 200 tons were projected at Arkan Cement Plant in Al Ain.

The work involved demolition, welding anchors, insulation gunning (Lite 10/14), and Alfranjet 45 SiC projection in the tertiary air duct, and Alfranjet 70 SiC on walls and the sidewall of the cooler. The installation was performed by qualified staff from Spain, in close collaboration with the HTR local workers.

The customer’s impression, as well as the rest of the companies present at the shutdown, was excellent, praising not only the speed of the installation but also the quality of the work executed and the degree of compliance with safety standards

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12 Aug: Thermal insulation (BOP) in Topolambo III Iberdrola combined cycle construction project in Mexico

The Topolobampo III combined cycle is located in the municipality of Ahome, in the state of Sinaloa (Mexico). Its configuration is 2×1, that is, two gas turbines with their respective heat recovery boilers, for one of steam. The electricity generation capacity is 779 MW and its turbines are GE (General Electric) technology.

We executed the supply and installation works of insulating materials for pipes and BOP equipment (auxiliary services). Different materials were supplied and installed such as Rock wool, Aerogel, and Microporous boards, being approximately 15,500 m2 the insulated surface.

mantenimiento de refractario

27 Jul: Sarada Chemical Company Maintenance Contract. Alfran Saudi Arabia

Alfran Saudi Arabia has recently won the refractory maintenance contract from the Sarada petrochemical company, for the next 3 years.

Founded in October 2011, Sarada Chemical Company is a joint venture developed by Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) and Dow Chemical Company (Dow).

It is the largest petrochemical complex ever built in the world in a single phase. It has 26 plants of integrated petrochemical plastics, with a capacity of more than 3 million cubic meters per year and a total investment of about 20 billion US dollars.

refractory maintenance repair

20 Jul: Repair of refractory material in Cementos Portland-Valderrivas Seville (Spain)

refractory maintenance repair

Once again, Alfran was the company in charge of carrying out the refractory maintenance repair at the Cementos Portland Valderrivas plant, located in Alcalá de Guadaira (Seville).

Although a smaller repair was initially arranged, the scope of the work was increased both in terms of the installation of brick in the rotary kiln and the installation of concrete in different areas. Finally, the following areas were repaired:

  • Arch and Smoke Chamber
  • Inlet cone
  • Tile
  • Nose Ring
  • Kiln Hood
  • Rotary Kiln Brick

refractory maintenance repair

The work was performed during 10 days working in double shift, which made it possible to have a fast reaction capacity to fulfill the needs of the client.

Despite the circumstances in which we found ourselves due to COVID-19, the work was developed without any setback complying at all times with the deadlines required by the client.

proyecto MEG de McDermott

13 Jul: Execution of works on McDermott’s MEG project. Mexico

Alfran has completed on time the fireproofing and insulation work for the MEG modular project, performed by the American company McDermott International. It’s a petrochemical plant being built in several McDermott yards around the world, where Alfran has applied the fireproofing of structures with epoxy material and the insulation of equipment and pipes, with thermal and acoustic insulation materials. Some innovative executions have been carried out, such as the application of insulation with perlite, acoustic insulation with vinyl, thermal barriers with Foamglass, Fibarroll and Chartek, among other unique applications.

Alfran has been congratulated by McDermott for his commitment and well-done work during the complicated phases of the project.