Replacement ETA Cooler continues to deliver benefits for La Union in Philippines

A decision in 2011 to install a new Claudius Peters ETA Cooler in Holcim’s 20 year-old plant at La Union in Northwest Philippines, continues to deliver multiple efficiency benefits for the plant today.

Cooler-related kiln stops created by the plant’s existing cooler had created a bottleneck resulting in around 10 days per year of cooler-related stops. Instead of reconditioning the cooler, the decision was taken to install a new Claudius Peters ETA Cooler.

This delivered immediate improvement in all operational parameters, including reduced fuel costs, increased cooler availability and a significant reduction in maintenance costs.

Commenting on the benefits that this decision was still bringing to the La Union plant, Andre Vos, Claudius Peters Sales Manager said:

“This installation is an ongoing success story at Holcim’s plant at La Union. The combination of a simple aeration concept, controlled side aeration, independent lane movement and high clinker bed make the ETA Cooler’s process unbeatable. Low-cost modification of an old cooler may seem to be the most economical option, but the ETA cooler has brought much better results long term.”

About Claudius Peters…

For more than a century, Claudius Peters has been producing innovative materials handling and processing systems for the global cement & gypsum, iron & steel and alumina industries. The company’s aerospace division manufactures aircraft stringers, several kilometres are found in every Airbus built. Established in 1906, Claudius Peters was a member of the British Babcock group from the mid-20th century, until being acquired by Langley in 2001. The company is headquartered near Hamburg, in Germany.