Hama Cement transforms 1.5 million tons of magnesium-saturated rocks from an obstacle to work into an investment that provides a great financial return.

Hama-sana

The work of the Hama Cement Company faced the presence of huge arrays of rocks saturated with the element of magnesium with a weight exceeding 1.5 million tons inside the mines for extraction of pure lime not suitable for entry into the cement industry, as their huge placement in the form of mountains inside the work fronts required a displacement and displacement costing 2 billion pounds, which prompted the company's staff to The careful study and discovery of the exciting capabilities of minerals in these rocks transformed it from a losing production balance to an economic wealth, from which the company will reap revenues exceeding 3.7 billion during the coming years.

Engineer Ali Jabao, General Manager of Hama Cement Company, said in a statement to the SANA Economic Bulletin: We encountered a confusing natural obstacle during our work, which is a very huge front of rocks saturated with the element of magnesium placed in the form of a mountain up to 30 meters high and weighing more than a million and a half tons and constitutes a major obstacle to extraction operations Pure limestone rocks inside the company’s quarries and the placement of these rocks in the middle of the lime mines hinders the movement of stone crushers, indicating that the displacement and displacement of this mass will cost the company financial burdens exceeding 4 billion pounds according to the popular prices in addition to being a threat to the investment operations of pure clay.

He added that we carried out dozens of chemical and physical analyzes and tests for these rocks and it was noticed that the percentage of magnesium in them exceeds 15%, which is very high and is not allowed in the cement industry. Experiments have shown that the introduction of this substance in the manufacture of concrete bricks raises its resistance ratio from 60 kg / cm2 to 93 kg / cm2, which is What constituted an important discovery that ensured the conversion of a million and a half of rocks from a lost obstacle to great economic wealth, so a unit specialized in producing concrete bricks was established at a rate of 3000 pieces per day, followed by a line of crushers to produce sculptural sand and gravel at a rate of 500 tons per day to support the production of the concrete block unit and for direct sale to citizens.

Jabao indicated that great success was achieved during the first days with the increase in demand for concrete bricks, as the company marketed 2 million pieces up to the moment, in addition to selling 50 thousand tons of pebbles to the public and private sectors, indicating that the company's revenues amounted to 200 million pounds and according to our engineering estimates, the company will achieve revenues during the years. The coming amount of 3.7 billion pounds through the sale of its products to public and private sectors.

Issa Hammoud

SANA Economic Bulletin