Sönmez Çimento is the first cement plant which founded within​ the free zones in Turkey. Thanks to the plant’s closeness to the​ harbor, it is proved that vessels are loaded very fast.​ In April 2016 Bedeschi, awarded by Sönmez Çimento, a contract​ to realize a clinker and cement export terminal. 

The integrated cement plant is founded in Adana Yumurtalık TAYSEP Free Zone (Turkey), on an advantageous area because​ of its closeness to land and sea transportation and raw material​ sources. The shiploader, slewing, luffing and travelling type,​ equipped with a telescopic chute, will be installed in this​ cement plant’s port terminal.​

The slewing shiploader will perform efficient loading under​ heavy duty conditions for vessel up to 55.000 DW, beam 32.2.​ The nominal loading capacity of the machine is of 1.000 TPH​ with peak flow rate of 1.100 TPH.​ The equipment is fully in conformity with the Current​ Environmental Legislation with high technology de-dusting​ systems such as filters, installed on board to reduce the dust​ pollution caused by material flow between subsequent belt​ conveyors. The plant protects its environmentalist features with​ using alternative fuels and renewable energy sources.​

Moreover, the belt conveyor installed on the shiploader was​ particularly designed, in order to reduce as much as possible the​ belt speed, the belt inclination and type.​ All these improvements and others have been applied in order​ to avoid any kind of spillage of conveyed material (clinker and​ cement) and to reduce dust generation at each belt conveyor​ transfer point.