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ThyssenKrupp Frdertechnik

Edition 4

NEWSLETTER

March 2009

EDITORIAL
Dear Colleagues,
in the past few months the world has been increasingly affected
by the nancial crisis. We are not immune to the economic
issues that threaten our markets and we must weather the
storm that confronts us. We should concentrate on strengthening our relationship with our clients and intensify our sales
activities worldwide. Everyone of us can contribute to our
joint goal of maintaining our market share and protability.
Fortunately we have a solid foundation provided by our large
order backlog which secures our short-term goals and allows
us to make decisions now to continue our success in the future.
A market slow-down period is the best time for innovation
and product development. With our innovation initiative
Think Excellence launched in October 2008 we have made
the rst step and I am asking you to full heartedly support
this initiative.
Your innovative ideas are the key to our long-term success.
In this newsletter you will nd interesting information about
what is going on in the TKF world.
I hope you will enjoy reading it and we welcome your comments.

Yours sincerely,
IMPRESSUM
PUBLISHER: ThyssenKrupp Frdertechnik GmbH
EDITOR:
CF-BD, Torsten Gerlach, Rudolf Eckhardt, Franz Josef Bentgens
CONTACT:
Altendorfer Str. 120, 45143 Essen, Germany, Tel.: +49 (0) 201-828-44 94,
Fax: +49 (0) 201-828-44 80, franz.bentgens@thyssenkrupp.com
DESIGN:
der schrittmacher designbro, Cologne

(Ramsis Shehata)

ThyssenKrupp Frdertechnik
A company of ThyssenKrupp Technologies

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NORWAY
NorskStein AS Important Order
for ThyssenKrupp Frdertechnik
The Jelsa quarry, situated on the coast between Stavanger and Bergen, is
Scandinavias largest quarry. Currently, roughly 5 Mt of material are produced
every year. By the end of 2009, the production will have doubled to 10 Mt per year.
For this purpose, TKF was awarded a contract for the supply of equipment worth
more than 30 million Euros. This contract, implemented by a team comprising
the Business Units of Ennigerloh and Rohrbach, is a particularly important step
for TKF because the Norwegian market is traditionally dominated by competitors.
Our scope of supply comprises an in-pit primary crushing plant for granite with
a capacity of 2600 t/h, in which we use a gyratory crusher type 63x75. Feeding
capacity and maintenance issues are just two of the technical features that made
the client choose the TKF crusher. The secondary crushing and screening plant,

Jelsa Quarry

at a capacity of 3000 t /h, produces offshore materials and

other additives for the tertiary crushing plant. The final products will be loaded by a shiploader designed for 3,000 t/h,
loading ships with a capacity of up to 30,000 t.
The tertiary crushing unit is still in the project phase. Most
likely, it will comprise a crushing unit for about 850 t /h,
a stockyard for about 600,000 t, including a stacker and
various conveyor belts. |

Sectional view of the semi-mobile crushing plant

Survey of the main components of BU PRs scope of supply

(primary crushing plant, secondary crushing & screening plant)

Shiploader similar to the one

that will be delivered to NorskStein

Semimobile Vorbrecheranlage

Sekundrbrecher- und Siebanlage

100 m

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NEWSLETTER
GLOBAL
TKF Launched Its Innovation
Initiative "Think Excellence"
to Foster Innovation and
Strengthen Creative Exchange
The two elements of the "Think Excellence" concept are Innovation workshops
and an IT platform. Workshops have so far been held at Rohrbach, Ennigerloh,
Essen, Johannesburg, and Pune. Further workshops will take place at other
Business Units in May and June 2009.

The IT platform is also on its way and should be ready by

May. Via this platform, we will keep you informed about all
current developments, including information about the
various workshops.
See below some impressions of the first set of workshops,
which received a positive feedback and have already generated valuable ideas. |

Impressions

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NEWSLETTER
KOSOVO
500 Tons of Spare Parts
The EU and UN programmes supporting the
development of Kosovo have been running
now for several years. Nevertheless, energy
supply in the Kosovo, with its 2.1 million
inhabitants, is not yet guaranteed, despite the
fact that Kosovo has one of Europes largest
lignite reserves.
The technical condition of Kosovos energygenerating plants and equipment has deteriorated constantly over recent years, and this
includes the open-pit mining equipment. Daily
power cuts are only one of the consequences.
Over the last two years, BU Minings After Sales Service has intensified its sales
activities initiated nearly seven years ago. In the meantime, Kosovos authorities
fixed a budget to refurbish the equipment of its national energy supplier KEK.
One of the main tasks at hand is the refurbishment of two bucket-wheel excavators
supplied by Krupp in 1985, currently located in the mines of Barth and Mirash,
each weighing 2,000 t.
In October 2008, TKF was awarded a contract to overhaul these two machines,
including the delivery of mechanical spare parts and partially new electrical
equipment. The contract furthermore comprises supervision during the demounting as well as the erection phase. Both excavators are scheduled to go
out of operation in 2010/2011 and to go back into operation, after refurbishment,
in the Sibobvc mine.

Power plant Obelic

The contract comprises the supply of, i.a.:

Mechanical elements:
bucket-wheel drives, drives for the crawler units, drives for
conveyors, chain links, wheel bogies, conveyor belts, conveyor pulleys, couplings for the slewing gear, bearings,
metal detectors, teeth for the buckets, lubrication systems

Electrical elements:
devices for control, visualisation, intercom, air conditioning, standby generating

About 500 t of material/equipment will be supplied to the

customers storage in 2010. Erection will be undertaken by
KEK itself with support in planning and supervision by TKF.
The second excavator is supposed to be completed by end
of 2011, both machines then being ready to contribute to
the future supply of energy in Kosovo. |

Bucket-wheel excavators E9M und E10M in the open-pit mine Mirash

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INDIA

PIMPRI

Manufacturing Facilities of
ThyssenKrupp Industries India
Manufacturing Backbone of Growth
in the Economy
In a developing country like India, in-house manufacturing capacity makes
a strategic difference to long-term growth with respect to technology absorption, risk management, quality assurance, customer satisfaction and
confidence.

HYDERABAD

TKII has two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in the industrially

developed areas of Pune and Hyderabad. The units have excellent
fabrication facilities and modern machine shops deploying CNC technology, aided by testing equipment of international standards. Close
interaction with in-house engineering and design and continuous liaison
throughout the manufacturing cycle ensure flawless results and on-time
delivery. In 2008, the workshop in Pune was enlarged by two big sheds
for preparation and fabrication, which optimise the workflow and improve
the technical capacity.

Manufacturing Strengths

TKIIs manufacturing facilities have an optimum mix of basic forming facilities,

secondary operations facilities, welding and assembly facilities and protective
coating inspection and testing facilities that are capable of handling a single
component weighing up to 150 t.

Fully equipped to carry out heavy and light fabrication, manufacturing of critical
as well as over-dimensional components and shop assembly

Fully equipped to carry out complex and intricate welding, finishing operations
on structurals, bulky castings and forgings

Experienced tooling engineers are continuously engaged

in ensuring economically viable components production,
including design and manufacture.

Continuous learning through shared experiences, shop

floor meetings with operators, close coordination with
engineering and materials departments at constant
interaction with end-users

,
Facilities

Pimpri

Hyderabad

Total area (sq m)

75,000

195,000

Covered area (sq m)

30,000

11,500

Area under crane (sq m)

22,000

10,500

Capacities
Lifting
Max. plate bending / rolling
Max. VTL capacity
Max. turning capacity
Horizontal boring

Range of Machinery
Horizontal boring & milling machine

Gear hobbing machine

CNC ame-cutting machine

Vertical hydraulic press

Trolleys

Pimpri

Hyderabad

Vertical turning lathe

150 tons

30 tons

Facing lathe

110 mm in cold

45 mm in cold

CNC vertical turning lathe

Dia. 8.3 m 3 3.2 ht

Dia. 76 to dia. 168

CNC drilling

Dia. 1.25 m 3 8 m long

Up to dia. 1500

Rotators

Spindle dia. 205

Dia. 20 to dia. 80

Welding booms

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NEWSLETTER

2008: Extension
of workshop with
two new sheds

Fabrication of
high pressure
boiler drums

CNC horizontal boring machine

Idler manufacturing
at Hyderabad

ITALY
Story of Success Continues
between Business Unit Materials Handling
and ILVA Steelwork in Taranto
New stacker/reclaimer at
ILVA Steelwork in Taranto

In November 2008, the third giant stacker/reclaimer supplied

by Business Unit Materials Handling for ILVAs Taranto steelwork was put into commercial operation. Unlike the first two
machines, which have been in use in the iron ore stockyard
since 2005, the new machine is handling coal and coke with
capacities of up to 6.500 t /h stacking and up to 1,600 t/h
reclaiming. With its boom length of 60 metres it ranks among
the biggest stacker/reclaimers installed in Europe.
So far, BU MH has replaced five stockyard machines
(3 stacker /reclaimers and 2 drum reclaimers) formerly
supplied by a local competitor. Moreover, in recent years
TKF has been awarded contracts to supply two wagon
tipplers for RIVA Groups German steelworks. |

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GERMANY/ FRANCE
Extension of Service Business
and Know-how at BU PR/KH Mineral
At ThyssenKrupp Frdertechniks workshops in Ennigerloh (BU PR), Germany,
and Sarreguemines (KH Mineral), France, a multitude of tasks are being carried
out. The extension of both units, which have been managed under a common
service concept for nearly a year now, has not only contributed to the fact that
delivery time requirements of new orders have been properly met, but it has
also enhanced an increase in service business in accordance with short- and
mid-term planning.

Fig. 1: Our colleagues at Sarreguemines

A total of 65 highly qualified personnel working in approximately 5,000 sq m

of workshop facilities undertake spare part management as well as maintenance/
repair and assembly services are performed on a consistent quality level.

Facilities

Sarreguemines

Ennigerloh

45,078

11,600

Covered area (sq m)

4,824

900

Area under crane (sq m)

3,168

800

Total area (sq m)

Range of Machinery
CNC ame-cutting machine

Horizontal and vertical milling lathe

Capacities
Machines (p. a.)

168

CNC horizontal rotating milling machine

Weight of
machines (t)

1,130

CNC turning machine

Output (t)

1,500

Static and dynamic balance test bench

The orders vary from small assembly jobs regarding pumps to the assembly of
rotors and complete crushing units such as a 17 E Jaw Crusher. Recent orders have
involved the assembly of components for RollSizers (64 t), Roll Crushers (45 t),
Apron Feeders (56 t) and Rotors (64 t), to give just a few examples. Figure 4
shows the assembly of a 57-ton rotor for an Impact Crusher type 220/300 for
Hofuf, Saudi Arabia (2,200 t /h of limestone), which was finished at the workshop within five days. This kind of work demands various adjustments and often
complete test runs before the machine can be handed over for transport. For
example, the balancing of the rotors as well as the adjustment of the bearings
clearance are decisive factors in ensuring the machines optimum performance
and life expectancy.

Fig. 2: Working with large equipment is daily routine at the workshop

Fig. 3: Our colleagues at Ennigerloh

A further focus lies on repair jobs, which may even include complete overhauls
of crushers. Due to close communication with technical colleagues when advising
clients in the sales phase, we succeeded in increasing the order volume as well
as the number of clients in the area of repair jobs. The scope of work runs from
demounting and repair to re-erection and commissioning.
Through our integrated service platform of BU PR/KH Mineral, service business
has been successfully increased. |

Fig. 4: Assembly of a crushing rotor

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NEWSLETTER
CHINA
Another Four Fully Mobile Crushers
Major Order from China
BU Mining Essen are to build another four fully mobile crushers in China, jointly
with TKBT Beijing. The order includes the full design, engineering, delivery,
assembly and start-up of the plants. China Power Investment Group, one of the
country's five biggest state-owned utilities, intends to use the new crushers to
step up coal production at the Baiyinhua field in Inner Mongolia. The plants are
scheduled to start operation in 2010.
The systems to be used in the Baiyinhua coalfield will each comprise a fully mobile
crawler-mounted crusher, a crawler-mounted mobile transfer conveyor with two
conveyors, and a rail-mounted hopper car with cable reel car. Operating under
extreme climatic conditions temperatures fall to -40C in winter three of the
four systems will be used to remove overburden, each having a nominal capacity
of 6,000 t/h. One 3,000 t/h system will be used for coal mining.
Demand for fully mobile crushers is growing in large open-pit mining operations
around the world. BU Mining developed these plants for combined use with power

Model of the modified crusher design for Baiyinhua

shovels. The crusher moves on a single two-crawler track.

After crushing, the material is transported on conveyors,
eliminating the need for conventional haulage by hundreds
of mining trucks in this open-pit mine. This reduces operating
costs and significantly lessens the environmental impact.
Fully mobile crushers are powered exclusively by electricity.
In the present case annual carbon dioxide emissions can
be cut by up to 100,000 t. |

System chain: shovel mobile crushing plant mobile transfer conveyor hopper car with cable reel bench conveyor

CHINA
First "Solo" Contract
for TKBT China Finished
ThyssenKrupp BulkTech Trading (Beijing) finished the load tests for two drum reclaimers. The machines were handed over to the client, Shougang Jingtang United
Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. on Caofeidian Island to start operation in February 2009.
This contract, signed in February 2007, was the first "solo" contract of TKBT in
China. The maximum reclaiming capacity of the drum reclaimers is 2,300 t /h of
blending ore; the rail gauge is 40 m.
Based on this contract, TKBT in June 2008 signed a contract with Tangshan
Shougang Baoye Steel & Iron Co. Ltd. for the supply of another two sets of drum
blending machines. |

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INDIA
ThyssenKrupp Industries India
Orders Successfully Completed
Captive Power Plants
TKII has concluded several sizeable contracts over recent months. These included
the successful start of operation of the two captive power plants at Aditya Cement
and UltraTech Cement. TKIIs Boiler Division designs, manufactures and supplies
Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion (CFBC) Boilers. CFBC Boilers are employed
for captive power generation.
Both plants were commissioned at the end of 2008 at a capacity of 2 x 25 MW
each (fueled with lignite, petcoke and coal).

Shiftable Conveyors for Neyveli Lignite Corporation

Aditya

UltraTech

Neyveli Lignite Corporation placed two orders with ThyssenKrupp Industries India
for the Mines II Expansion Project:
1. Shiftable conveyors for overburden with a belt width of 2,400 mm and a
total length of 16.5 km for 9 conveyors
2. Shiftable conveyors for lignite with a belt width of 2,000 mm and a total
length of 13 km for 8 conveyors
Work commenced after receiving the Letter of Award on February 25th, 2005,
for both orders. The Take-Over for the six conveyors of 2,400 mm belt width
was taken at the end of 2008. Of the remaining three conveyors, one has been
erected while two are waiting for Neyveli Lignite Corporation to assign an area
for erection. Of the conveyors with 2,000 mm belt width, two have been erected
and are running. The remaining six conveyors have yet to be assigned an area
for erection.

Shiftable conveyors (2,400 mm) at Neyveli

Bucket-Wheel Excavators
In March 2006, TKII received an order for two 700-litre Bucket-Wheel Excavators
(BWE) from Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd., Tamil Nadu (NLC). These BWEs are
used for the continuous excavation of overburden as well as lignite. TKIIs scope
included the design, manufacture, supply, supervision of the erection and commission as well as the maintainence of the machines for four years following the
Take-Over Test (TOT).
These BWEs are the first machines at NLC with VVVF drives. The effective operating period is 7,200 hours/year and capacity is around 1,400 cum/hour. The
traveling speed of a BWE is 8 m/min. The cutting range is from 5 m below ground
level to 20 m above ground level. The span of the machine from the bucket-wheel
boom to the discharge boom is 65 m and the height of the machine is 27.5 m. It
moves on six crawlers in tandem. The slewing angle is +/- 110 . The diameter of
the bucket-wheel is 9 m and it comprises 14 buckets with a capacity of 700 l each.

Bucket-Wheel Excavator (700 l) at Neyveli

The first machine has been completely erected and commissioned. It was brought
to the mines on December 31st, 2008, and is in operation in the mines in manual
mode. The second machine is scheduled to start operation in April/May 2009. |

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NEWSLETTER
AUSTRALIA
BHP Billiton Approves Major Capacity
Expansion at Western Australia Iron Ore
TK Australia Well Positioned
In November 2008, BHP Billiton announced approval of the Rapid Growth Project 5
(RGP5) with a total capital investment of 4.8 billion US-dollars (BHP Billiton share).
RGP5 will increase the installed capacity across BHP Billiton's Western Australia
Iron Ore operations by 50 Mt to 205 Mt per annum (100 per cent basis). RGP5 is
expected to deliver the first production in the second half of the 2011 calendar year.
The major part of the production growth will come from the Yandi and Mining
Area C operations. RGP5 will also deliver significant infrastructure upgrades including additional shipping berths at the Port Hedland inner harbour (Finucane
Island), substantial double tracking of the companys rail system, and additional
crushing, screening and stockpiling facilities at Yandi.
BHP Billiton Chief Executive of Ferrous and Coal, Marcus Randolph, said that
while there is substantial uncertainty in the short-term outlook, this investment
decision highlights BHP Billitons confidence that the long-term outlook remains
positive. The expansion also underscores our belief that high-quality West
Australian iron ore with close proximity to China and the Asian markets is an
important source of supply. With our strong balance sheet, we are well positioned
to invest in high-quality and low-risk projects such as RGP5."

BHP Billitons partners in the Western Australia Iron Ore

operations are Itochu Minerals & Energy of Australia Pty Ltd,
Mitsui-Itochu Iron Pty Ltd and Mitsui Iron Ore Corporation
Pty Ltd.
TK Australia is well positioned in the Rapid Growth Projects.
As reported in Newsletter Edition 2, TK Australia supplied
two stackers, two reclaimers and one shiploader upgrade
for RGP3. The order for the subsequent RGP4 awarded in
2007 consists of three stackers and one reclaimer; the
order is currently under execution. Contracts have also
been signed recently for RGP5, including one stacker, one
reclaimer and four shiploaders. |

Source: Geological Survey of Western

Australia Iron Ore Deposits of the
Pilbara Region

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CHINA
Important Market
for Crushing Plants
In October 2008, ThyssenKrupp BulkTec Trading (Beijing)
Ltd. together with the Business Units Processing and Mining
from Germany signed a contract with Taiyuan Iron & Steel
Group Corporation (TISCO) to supply two sets of Semi-Mobile
Crushing Plants (SMCPs) with a capacity of 6,000 t/h each.
These plants will be put into operation in October 2010 in
the Yuanjiacun and Jianshan iron ore mines of TISCO.
As one of the largest stainless steel producers in China,
TISCOs annual output is in the range of 2 Mt.
Signing ceremony for TISCO

In 2008 alone, the team of TKBT/BUPR/BUMI was awarded

three contracts for supplying a total number of six sets of
SMCPs in China. |

MALAYSIA
"Exactly What We Wanted!"
It was with these words that the client expressed their satisfaction with the
engineering and on-schedule execution of the equipment during the handover
of the complete coal-handling plant for the Jimah power station in Malaysia.
The first unit of the coal-fired power station (2 x 700 MW) was put into operation
in July 2008 and the entire plant was ready for the official takeover by the client
on January 1st, 2009.
"Jimah" was the second contract of this type in Malaysia to be awarded to TKF
within five years. On October 1st, 2008, the first plant, "Tanjung Bin" (3 x 700 MW)
completed its two-year guarantee period without any problems.

Two continuous ship unloaders on the finger jetty, each with a capacity of 1,800 t/h

In a consortium with ThyssenKrupp Industries India, Business Unit Materials

Handling was responsible for the design of the entire materials handling plant
and the detailed engineering of the two ship unloaders and three combined
bucket-wheel machines, while ThyssenKrupp Industries India carried out the
detailed engineering for the belt conveyor systems, as well as the crushing and
screening stations.
The large machines were produced in China, while the belt conveyor systems
were fabricated in India. Individual parts were purchased worldwide, with the
majority of the special parts required being sourced from Europe and the USA.
The electrical equipment was made in Singapore. |
One of three bucket-wheel stacker/reclaimers at the coal stockyard

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NEWSLETTER
INDIA
ThyssenKrupp Industries India New Orders Received
Materials Handling Equipment
TKII has received a large order for an Internal Coal Handling Plant Package from Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd. The specifications of the Internal Coal
Handling Plant Package are as follows:

Client

Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd.

Location

Tunda Village, Mundra, Kutch, Gujarat

Power Plant Capacity

5 x 800 MW

Handling Plant Capacity

4500/2400 TPH (Design)

Scope of Work

Design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection, testing,

commissioning, performance guarantee test of Coal Handling Plant
Package consisting of the following major equipment:

Year of Commissioning

Stacker-cum-Reclaimer - 2 items

Reclaimer 2 items

Coal sampling systems

Dust suppression system

Traveling tripper 6 items

Belt conveyors (width 1,800/1,600 mm, length 4.3 km)

Associated structural, civil and electrical work

2010

Boilers
The Boiler Division of TKII received three orders from Bhushan Steel Limited (Meeramandali, Angul Orissa), FACOR Power Ltd. (Randia, Bhadrak,
Orissa) and MAYTAS Infra Pvt. Ltd. (Ghuggus, Chandrapur, Maharashtra). Detailed specifications of the CBFC Boilers are as follows:

Client

Bhushan Steel Ltd.

Location

Meeramandali, Angul, Orissa

Scope of Supply

Complete boiler including pressure parts, non-pressure parts, structurals, fuel bunkers, integral piping
with valves & ttings and associated refractory, insulation, PA/SA/ID fans, fuel feeders

Electrostatic precipitator

Field instrumentation upto JBs

Electric motors

Start-up system from oil tank onwards, including HGGs

Client

FACOR Power Ltd.

Location

Randia, Bhadrak, Orissa

Scope of Supply

Boiler with pressure parts, non-pressure parts, integral piping with valves & ttings and associated
refractory, insulation, PA/SA/ID fans, fuel feeders

Electrostatic precipitator

Field instrumentation up to JBs, SWAS, CEMS, VFDs for fans, Analysers for CO, SPM

Electric motors

Start-up system from oil tank onwards, including HGGs

Main steam piping with CSDH

Client

MAYTAS Infra Pvt. Ltd.

Location

Ghuggus, Chandrapur, Maharashtra

Scope of Supply

Boiler pressure parts and integral piping with valves & ttings

Field instrumentation upto JBs, SWAS

Start-up system with HGGs

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NEWSLETTER
MACEDONIA
Belt Wagon
Commissioned
at Brod Gneotino

INDONESIA
Coal Shiploader
for Cigading International
Bulk Terminal
In 2008, the construction of the coal export terminal for
Cigading International Bulk Terminal (CIBT) commenced at
Cigading, West Java. It is designed for an annual throughput
of 4.5 Mt of coal in the first stage and can be upgraded to
7.5 to 8 Mt in the future. In view of its favourable location in
West Java, this terminal will considerably increase Indonesias
coal export capacities to India and Southeast Asia.
An essential element of the coal terminal will be the shiploader
designed for loading sea-going vessels up to 80,000 DWT
at 2,000 t/h, and partial loading of vessels of 120,000 DWT.
At the end of 2008, Business Unit Materials Handling received an order for the design, manufacturing and supply
of the shiploader from the main contractor, PT Krakatau
Engineering Co. Ltd. (KE), Indonesia.

New belt wagon for ELEM at Brod Gneotino

In December 2005, Business Unit Mining received an order from ELEM (Elektrani
Na Makedonija) to deliver and assemble a new belt wagon for the coal mine Brod
Gneotino, the new mine of the Power Plant REK Bitola in Macedonia. Commissioning and performance tests were carried out in September 2008. The belt wagon
is part of the second haulage system.

The shiploader will be equipped with portal travel gears, a

boom with shuttle head and a loading device with trimming
spoon which allows for 360 slewing. With this option, the
ship holds may be filled right up to the edge, at a high
nominal loading rate. The design allows for an upgrade of
the handling capacity from 2,000 to 3,000 t /h to safeguard
the above-mentioned higher throughput of the entire coal
terminal at a later stage. |

Two completely independent liftable and slewable booms are the special features
of this machine. With belt widths of 1,800 mm, the length of the receiving boom
is 37 m, and that of the discharge boom 39 m. Its theoretical capacity for overburden is 5500 m/h.
As some equipment for the second system is provided by other companies, and
will not be delivered before the end of 2009, the belt wagon will be used until then
in the old open pit mine Suvodol.
A further extension of Brod Gneotino is currently planned, and a tender for a
complete third haulage system is expected very soon. |

Shiploader similar to the one to be installed at CIBT, Indonesia

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NEWSLETTER
SERBIA
BU Mining Supports Serbian Client
to Refurbish Bucket-Wheel Excavator
In December 2005 a bucket-wheel excavator (commissioned in 1988) from the
company RB Kolubara in Serbia (part of EPS) went out of operation due to various
technical defects. TKF was asked to investigate the reasons for the damage and
to evaluate possibilities for refurbishing the machine.
Based on TKFs technical analysis, RB Kolubara decided in favour of a refurbishment. The order volume was around 6 million Euros, comprising

expert advice during demounting of the machine (1 year),

including recommendations of which parts were still to be used
and which had to be replaced

complete re-engineering of the machine, including refurbished

as well as new parts

complete electrical engineering including supply

of all the electrical equipment

supervision as of September 2008 during the erection

and commissioning phase

During the engineering phase, various technical improvements regarding i.a.

material flow, chutes and maintenance could be implemented. It is scheduled
that by end of April 2009 the completely refurbished bucket-wheel excavator
will go back into operation. |
Assembly site in December 2008

CHINA
RollSizers
for Coal Preparation
After BU Processing had signed contracts for RollSizers for
coal preparation with Shenhua and China Coal (the two major
coal mine operators in China), TKF has now been awarded
contracts for RollSizers by CPI Mengdong Energy Group
(one of the five major power producers in China) in Chinas
northern province of Inner Mongolia.

RollSizers installed for coal preparation

It is the first time that this customer placed orders with

TKF for RollSizers four in all, intended for the coal mines
Zhahanauer and Baiyinhua. The RollSizers have a capacity
of 1,200 t/h of primary crushed run-of-mine coal down to
a finished product size of less than 50 mm.
In close cooperation with TKBT Beijing, BU Processing
Ennigerloh has been able to secure these contracts due to
modern technologies applied, for example, the drive units
and the crushing tools. |

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NEWSLETTER
INDIA
International Mining & Machinery
Exhibition in Kolkata
From 5 8 November 2008, ThyssenKrupp Industries India took part for the third
consecutive year in the International Mining & Machinery Exhibition (IMME) in
Kolkata, organized by the Confederation of International Industry and Ministry of
Mines, India. The exhibition is one of the leading international mining exhibitions
in India and received very good feedback from business visitors.
TKIIs booth was visited by current and potential clients like DVC, NMDC, Tata
Power, NALCO and Hindustan Copper. Political notables, German as well as Indian,
also took the opportunity to discuss TKII products. |

General view and detail of the booth

Visit of a high-level
German delegation

SWEDEN
LKAB Malmberget
Aiming to be the Most Modern Underground Iron Ore Mine in the World
LKAB at Malmberget in Sweden has a strong
market position and owns one of the worlds
most advanced hi-tech plants in the mining
industry. To consolidate their position, LKAB is
now investing in two gyratory crushers, based
on innovative technology from ThyssenKrupp.
The Jaw Type Gyratory Crushers, with a weight
of over 200 tons each, to date are only in operation at Northparkes Mines in New South Wales,
Australia. In connection with establishing a new
main level at 1,250 m at Malmberget, LKAB also
decided in favour of this new type of crusher.
Jaw-type Gyratory Crusher in operation at
Northparkes Mines in New South Wales, Australia

"To break into the market you need a technically leading

supplier, and obviously we are proud and happy that LKAB
decided in our favour", says Gunnar Setterwall, the Swedish
sales agent for ThyssenKrupp Frdertechnik.
The extensive investment in the iron ore business will
increase LKABs annual capacity from 25 Mt to 30 Mt. At
the same time, the lifespan of the mines is increased by
ten years.
"A constant drive to be more efficient and invest in state-ofthe-art technology is neccessary to meet the lower-cost
competition on the world market", says Thomas Johansson,
LKAB's project manager. "The new crushers mean that we
can handle larger blocks of rock and reduce downtime."
The new crushers are based on new technology. The intake,
which is substantially larger and has other angles than a
traditional gyratory crusher, allows pre-crushing of the
material, similar to that of a jaw crusher, prior to the material
entering the gyratory crushing zone. |

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