Press Releases
Spreader secures the potash production / Relocation at the Zielitz plant
05.02.2019
On behalf of K+S GmbH, the company FAM Magdeburg realized the relocation of the A2Rs-B 600.70 spreader at the Zielitz plant, one of the largest and most modern potash factories worldwide. The spreader with a boom length of 70m is part of the... Shiploader Nghi Son is running again
30.01.2019
The stationary FAM ship loader is running again. On behalf of Nghi Son Cement Corporation (NSCC), one of the largest cement plants in Vietnam, the FAM service department has completed the reconstruction measures. The SL1000.23 OXC ship... FAM portal scrapers at the heart of potash production
20.01.2019
On behalf of EuroChem-Usolsky Potash Complex LLC, a subsidiary of EuroChem Group AG, the biggest manufacturer of nitrogen and potassium mineral fertilizers in Russia, FAM supplied 7 portal scrapers of the type KP 1100.55,7 for the new potash... FAM New success in Turkmenistan
20.12.2018
On behalf of GAP Insaat Dubai FZE, FAM supplied an entire conveying system embracing several belt conveyors, a tripper car and a ship loader type SL1200.31.D.H for loading urea into vessels of up to 7,000 DWT at a rate of 1,200 tph.
The... Stockyard Systems Fertilizer Plant Garabogaz
18.12.2018
On behalf of MHI Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Europe, Ltd., FAM supplied a portal reclaimer KP1200.41 with a capacity of 1,200 tph for the new fertilizer plant in Garabogaz, Turkmenistan, for processing urea and ammonia.
Turkmenistan which... Relocation of Mass Distributor
21.11.2018
On behalf of MIBRAG (Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft mbH), FAM together with the consortium partner ACTEMIUM are commencing a stepwise relocation of individual conveyor lines from the mining site in Schwerzau to the opencast mine of... Limestone Crushing Facility Paroseni Power Plant, Romania
29.10.2018
On behalf of LAB Ltd., Germany, FAM supplied an extensive range of equipment for the limestone crushing facility in Paroseni Power Plant, Romania. The scope of equipment provided by FAM embraces a truck unloading station with an apron feeder... Reconstruction Bridge-Type Reclaimer with Bucket Chain, Holcim
15.10.2018
On behalf of Holcim Italia S.p.A., FAM Magdeburg completed reconstruction of a bridge reclaimer with a bucket chain type BG81 operating at a rate of 450 tph in a limestone storage facility of the Ternate cement plant in Italy.
The... 5th Stacker-Reclaimer for Abbot Point
03.10.2018
FAM quality prevails. Customer-specific project designing and manufacturing of the systems and devices is one of the core competences of the FAM Group.
In 2010 FAM provided to the Australian coal terminal four identical stacker-reclaimers... Portal Reclaimer for the Uyuni Potash Plant in Bolivia
27.08.2018
On behalf of China CAMC Engineering Co. Ltd. FAM delivered a portal reclaimer of type KP342.27 for crude salt processing in terms of the new 350KTPA potash plant project.
The project intends to tap one of the world’s largest lithium... The Largest of Its Kind
The largest of its kind: Compact Bucket Wheel Excavator made by FAM Magdeburg for Minera Radomiro Tomic.
Copper brings the world together; it is one of the most traded industrial metals apart from aluminum. The demand for copper has been exceeding its... New Ball Slewing Ring for the Bucket Wheel Excavator SRs2400 in Ukraine
10.07.2018
On behalf of the mining company JSC "Pokrovskiy GZK" (PGZK), Ukraine, FAM efficiently completed fabrication, delivery and installation of a new ball slewing ring with a remarkable diameter of 12.5 m for the bucket wheel excavator... Garlyk Mining and Processing Complex, Turkmenistan
22.06.2018
On behalf of OAO BelGorChimProm (Belarus), FAM has supplied extensive equipment for the new state-of-the-art mining and processing complex for the production of potash fertilizers in Turkmenistan, at the site of the country's largest... Change of the Ring Support of the Bucket Wheel Reclaimer in Spence
27.05.2018
On behalf of BHP Billiton Chile, FAM completed extensive repair work including replacement of the ring support on the bucket wheel reclaimer in the Spence Mine.
After a sustainable monitoring and regular inspections of the equipment, the... Turnover of Ascending Belt Conveyors in the Vostochny Mine
02.05.2018
On behalf of JSC Eurasian Energy Corporation (EEC), one of the largest coal producers and power suppliers in Kazakhstan, FAM completed the stepwise modernization of the coal belt conveyor system for the project “KLP Ascending Conveyors,... Turnover of the Second Line of the Wanbao Leach Pad System
16.04.2018
FAM successfully installed and put into operation the second line of a leach pad system in Wanbao opencast copper mine in Myanmar under the contract with Mining Copper Ltd., Hong Kong. The machines are designed to transport and stack copper... Bucket Wheel Excavator in Zaldivar
29.03.2018
On behalf of Compañía Minera Zaldivar, the FAM Group delivered a bucket wheel excavator of the compact type SR300P3 for recovery of the leached copper ore in the mining complex Zaldivar. The excavator is designed for a material... Successful Completion of the Project Onne Port
15.12.2017
Successful Completion of the Project Onne Port
On behalf of the customer Lubrik Engineering Services, FAM has constructed a plant complex for the handling of urea and, after successful commissioning, handed it over to the operator OIS... Reconstruction of the Slewing Reclaimer
21.10.2017
Reconstruction of the Slewing Reclaimer
On behalf of the customer LANXESS N.V. Belgium, FAM carried out the mechanical and electrical reconstruction of the slewing reclaimer built in 1998. The unit was designed for the reloading of... Sadara Chemical Plant
10.10.2017
Sadara Chemical Plant
On behalf of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., England, FAM supplied several conveyor systems and equipment to be used in the integrated complex for chemical products and high-performance plastics of the Sadara Chemical... SGOK Stockyard Systems
01.09.2017
SGOK stockyard systems
FAM supplied stockyard equipment for the new “Stoylensky GOK” pelletizing plant (SGOK) in Russia under the contract with Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH, Austria. The operator SGOK belongs to the NLMK... Bridge-type Bucket Wheel Reclaimer Dillingen
15.08.2017
Bridge-type bucket wheel reclaimer serviced in Dillingen
FAM supported the German customer SHS Services GmbH in modernization of a bridge-type bucket wheel reclaimer erected at the Dillingen plant in 2001. FAM provided engineering services... Assembly BWE Radomiro Tomic completed
27.06.2017
Assembly BWE Radomiro Tomic completed
FAM delivered one of the largest bucket wheel reclaimers in the compact class for the Chilean copper manufacturer Codelco to be operated in the Radomiro Tomic mine.
The bucket wheel reclaimer... Leach-Pad Encuentro, Chile
25.05.2017
Leach-Pad Encuentro, Chile
Ordered by the client Antofagasta Minerals S.A. in Chile FAM delivered and mounted a conveying and stacking system to handle leached copper ore for the project "Óxidos Encuentro (OXE)" of... Mining Equipment for El Halassa Mine
08.05.2017
Mining equipment for El Halassa Mine
On behalf of Office Cherifien des Phosphates (OCP S.A.), the world's largest supplier of phosphates, FAM supplied the equipment for the new "El Halassa Mine" project in... Maintenance Contract Minera Antucoya
25.04.2017
Maintenance Contract Minera Antucoya
FAM América Latina Ltda. received the maintenance contract for the Chilean copper mine Antucoya until 2019. FAMs’ service-team will implement mechanical maintenance of the processing... Wanbao Leach Pad System
12.04.2017
Wanbao leach pad system
FAM successfully installed and put into operation the first line of a leach pad system in Wanbao opencast copper mine in Myanmar under the contract with Mining Copper Ltd., Hong Kong. The machines are designed to... Stacker-Reclaimer Burns Harbor, USA
31.03.2017
Stacker-Reclaimer Burns Harbor, USA
On the order of ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor, FAM installed the stacker-reclaimer STR 6000/4000.67S in Burns Harbor, USA. The giant stacker-reclaimer with a capacity of 6,000 t/h is designed for stacking... Dismantling Schöningen
15.03.2017
Dismantling Schöningen
The Helmstedter Revier GmbH (HSR), operator of the Buschhaus power plant in Germany, charged FAM with the carefully and professionally disassembling of the existing opencast mining technology (bucket wheel... Machining upgrade
05.02.2017
Machining upgrade
After modernization of the steel construction and the fabrication site in Magdeburg, further investments at 6.2 million Euro followed in 2016 in FAM’s machining division. The last of the three new turning and...
