Metso technology helps Betonex increase capacity, preserve the environment and raise employee safety to a new level in Algeria

Metso technology helps Betonex increase capacity, preserve the environment and raise employee safety to a new level in Algeria

Metso Corporation's press release on November 5, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. EET

By investing in a complete, Metso-designed crushing and screening plant with a modern dust suppression system, Betonex aims to protect the environment and its employees and produce high-quality aggregates.

Metso and Betonex have recently signed a contract for the design, delivery and installation of a complete crushing and screening plant to Betonex's new quarry. The job site is located in El Hamra-Mansourah, in the Bordj Bou Arreridj region in Algeria. With the Metso technology, the plant will introduce state-of-the-art equipment never before installed in Algeria. The order was booked in Metso's Q3 2015 orders received. The value of the order will not be disclosed.

Betonex aims to change the face of crushing and screening in Algeria with investments in cutting-edge dust suppression equipment to produce the same level of quality seen in Europe, to comply with the new Algerian legislation standard, and to protect the environment and the health of its employees.

The three-stage plant will have a capacity of 500 tons 0/15mm per hour. Metso's delivery consists of feeders, conveyors, crushers and screens, a dust suppression system as well as a complete automation system. For the primary stage, Metso will install a Nordberg^® C120^(TM) jaw crusher and a PREMIER ES^(TM) horizontal screen, the first ones in Algeria.

Previous experience paved the way for a new order

For Karim Benseba, Associate Manager of Betonex, Metso is a trusted partner. Benseba had previously invested in Metso technology in 2008 for the company's other operation, El Mehir Agrégats.

"We chose Metso for a number of reasons, the first being that we were very happy with the production and controlled maintenance costs of our first plant. Secondly, based on our 6 years of experience with the first plant, we worked closely with Metso's design and engineering team at each phase of the project. The design team brought forward many improvements and ideas for the new installation; they really listened to our feedback. We will have an installation designed and engineered exactly to our requirements," Benseba says.