The cement manufacturing process involves quarrying raw materials such as limestone and clay, crushing and transporting them to the cement plant. At the plant, the raw materials are homogenized and finely ground into a raw mix, which is preheated and burnt in a kiln at 1500°C to produce clinker. The clinker is cooled, ground with gypsum and other additives to produce cement powder, which is stored in silos before being packed and dispatched.

1. THE CEMENT MANUFACTURING PROCESS
quarry
raw grinding and burning
grinding, storage, packing, dispatch
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2. THE CEMENT MANUFACTURING PROCESS
quarry
dumper
loader
Quarry face
1. BLASTING 2. TRANSPORT
storage at
crushing
the plant
conveyor
3. CRUSHING & TRANSPORTATION
1. BLASTING : The raw materials that are used to manufacture cement (mainly limestone and clay) are blasted
from the quarry.
2. TRANSPORT : The raw materials are loaded into a dumper.
3. CRUSHING AND TRANSPORTATION : The raw materials, after crushing, are
transported to the plant by conveyor. The plant stores the materials before they are Next
homogenized.

3. THE CEMENT MANUFACTURING PROCESS
Raw grinding and burning
storage at Raw mill
the plant
conveyor Raw mix
1. RAW GRINDING
preheating
kiln
cooling
clinker
2. BURNING
1. RAW GRINDING : The raw materials are very finely ground in order to produce the raw mix.
2. BURNING : The raw mix is preheated before it goes into the kiln, which is heated by a flame that can
be as hot as 2000 °C. The raw mix burns at 1500 °C producing clinker which, when it leaves the kiln, is
rapidly cooled with air fans. So, the raw mix is burnt to produce clinker : the basic material needed to
make cement.
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4. THE CEMENT MANUFACTURING PROCESS
Grinding, storage, packing, dispatch
Gypsum and the secondary additives are added
to the clinker.
clinker
storage Finish grinding
1. GRINDING
silos
dispatch
bags
2. STORAGE, PACKING, DISPATCH
1.GRINDING : The clinker and the gypsum are very finely ground giving a “pure cement”. Other secondary
additives and cementitious materials can also be added to make a blended cement.
2. STORAGE, PACKING, DISPATCH :The cement is stored in silos before being dispatched either in
bulk or in bags to its final destination.
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