BMA Info 53/2015

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A successful year for BMA America

New projects and new colleagues in Colorado.

Breaking new ground in Central America

Last year, a total of four top sugar producers in Central America decided to upgrade their plants. They opted for BMA products – breaking new ground for sugar factories in the region.

Installation and commissioning of a pan seeding system

In the beet sugar industry, pan seeding systems have been established for a long time. BMA has now successfully applied the process in the cane sugar industry.

Manufacturing and service – BMA Brazil expands its capacities

In 2012, BMA set up its subsidiary BMA Brasil Equipamentos Industriais Ltda. – who has since gone from strength to strength. A new production and service centre opened in Indaiatuba in early September 2014.

Interview

BMA Info talks to Igor Djoukwé

A force, to be reckoned with

BMA MENA Industries are going from strength to strength as a design and service provider in the Middle East and North Africa.

Agrosnabsakhar – How a project turned into a big surprise

On first contact with the Agrosnabsakhar sugar factory, nobody at BMA could have foreseen how this collaboration would grow.

Russian pioneers – VKT for a competitive edge

The Russian sugar industry is driving the extension and upgrade of its production sites and BMA plays a key role in this development. The result: a significant increase in output.

Four companies, three continents, two years, one goal

Together with Etihad Food Industries, the BMA Group has got a large-scale project off the ground – collaboration at its best.

Innovations for better performance – A new drying and cooling plant

A good cooling and drying system is the key to high sugar quality. Reason enough for BMA to continuously enhance this equipment, launching new and innovative products on the market.

A premiere in Pakistan – Successful commissioning of two falling-film evaporators

Reducing consumption of resources to a minimum while enhancing performance – those were the objectives for a factory in Pakistan specified in the order JDW Sugar Mills Ltd. placed with BMA.

Indian Cane Power Ltd.– More revenue thanks to co-generation

Indian Cane Power Ltd. (ICPL) relies on bagasse for power generation. For several years now, BMA has helped the company implement its innovative concepts with numerous supplies of equipment.

Uzbekistan‘s most cutting-edge factory

The Angren Shakar refinery was commissioned in August 2014.

Expanding centrifugal production for China

In 2014, BMA China expanded its assembly range to include not only continuous centrifugals but also batch-type machines (see also BMA Info 52/2014). The model in question belongs to the well-established and reliable B series.

Centrifugals from BMA: Made in Germany

2014 was a truly international year, also for BMA‘s product business: customers on all continents opted for BMA centrifugals.

BMA Automation: a complex factory acceptance test

With the supply of the process control system including all key electrical equipment, BMA Automation was involved in the design of the new refinery in Iraq right from the start. The complex factory acceptance test was a major milestone on the path to the finished plant.

Scientific exchange across the globe – BMA at international conferences

BMA has been presenting the latest developments from current international sugar industry projects at conferences across the globe. The report on the upgrade and capacity extension of the ICPL cane sugar factory is a recent outstanding example.

Engineering projects for the cane and beet sugar industries

In the beet sugar industry, pan seeding systems have been established for a long time. BMA has now successfully applied the process in the cane sugar sector.

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23.10.2014

A second refinery for Taiwan

The cultivation of sugar cane used to have the same importance for Southwest Taiwan as coal mining did for the Ruhr district of Germany. But those days are long gone; their only reminder are the so-called Sugar Railways. Today, most sugar in Taiwan is either imported or produced in the country‘s only sugar refinery, owned by the Taiwan Sugar Corporation. Taiwan Leading Sugar Co., Ltd. (TLS) are a new conglomerate of Taiwanese investors intent on changing that, with (a little) help from BMA.

International experts from all disciplines

TLS had first approached BMA in mid-2012 with their plans for a sugar refinery. They had commissioned Fuhbic International Corp., a reputable EPC contractor from Southeast Asia, with the design and construction of the plant. But since this was completely new ground for both companies, they engaged the services of BMA for the project, thus securing the assistance of an internationally experienced business. In a first step, BMA carried out the engineering work for the refinery process, with vitally important project support from BMA’s representative in Asia, Trans-Asia Consulting & Trade Co. (TACT).

Before the formal signing of the contract on 24 October 2013, numerous meetings were held to prepare and coordinate the work. Particularly juice purification was the topic of intensive discussions. This process step does not feature in BMA’s portfolio and was therefore implemented with the support of our Australian partner, Jord International Pty. Ltd.

The factory will be initially built for a capacity of 1,000 t/d. A second construction phase to upgrade the capacity to 1,250 t/d is already included in BMA’s engineering plans. The aim is to start operation towards the end of 2015.

Perfect conditions for future success

The refinery will be located in the port district of Taichung, Taiwan’s third largest city with a population of 2.6 million. At roughly two hours’ drive south of the capital Taipei, it will thus be strategically placed at the centre of the country, between the cities of Kaohsiung and Taipei, and separated from the Chinese mainland only by a narrow strait.

One of the reasons for choosing 24 October 2013 for the signing of the contract was that in the Chinese calendar for 2013 this was considered a particularly auspicious date for concluding business deals.

BMA will contribute all its experience to make the most of these excellent conditions for success.

Dirk Meyer
BMA AG
dirk.meyer@bma-de.com