Branis Brickworks, Babahoum Algeria Industrial Group, Algeria

Branis Brickworks – a new dimension in the heavy clay industry

Branis Brickworks, engineered and commissioned by the Ceric Technologies team for the Babahoum Group, ­impresses with innovative equipment and dimensions that are exceptional for Algeria. Highlights of the plant are, for example, the 8.2-m-wide firing channel in the kiln and clay excavator with a span of 17 m that fills the clay storage facility with a capacity of 9000 m3.

1 Introduction

The Hoggui family, which heads up the Babahoum Algeria ­Industrial Group (GIBA) – a Ceric customer since 1999 - has ­invested in the future and its industrial installations in order to make products to meet the requirements of the housing construction sector in Algeria. “Ceric was our first supplier and, as a partner for more than 15 years, it has brought in its expertise and know-how, and has never disappointed us”, says Laïd Hoggui, Managing Director at this industrial plant, emphasizing the good relationship. Indeed, Branis is not the first plant to be designed and...

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