Almokawel Factory For Red Bricks

Our slogan:
Quality of production and speed of delivery.

Almokawel Factory For Red Bricks is considered one of the leading factories in the field of manufacturing hollow bricks in Libya and has dealings with agents and distributors in all parts of Libya and has also been exported to Tunisia during the past years and is considered one of the industrial fortresses that support the national economy. The number of workers is about 80 workers, most of them Libyans and raw materials Included in production is 100% local.

Hollow bricks are one of the types of bricks, which is one of the building materials that are used in building walls and ceilings. There are other types of bricks used in paving floors (solid bricks) and sloping roofs and it is called (Bricks) and other types of them are used for lining ovens and chimneys.

The production capacity is 450 tons per day of high-quality bricks, or the equivalent of 140,000 tons per year, and one of the remaining goals is to increase an additional line for strapping and an additional line for unloading by crane (Pensa), which in turn will increase the amount of production by a large percentage.

The factory is located in the southwestern suburb of the city of Zliten in the Shu'bah El-Rayyan region in the Cagam Valley, about ten kilometers from the coastal road.

The factory is located on a plot of land of 4.3 hectares and includes the following facilities: -

      1.    Raw materials collection and storage yard  .
      2.    Preparatory department .
      3.    Department of Operation and Production .
      4.    Storage yard and packing of finished products.



Raw materials used in the manufacture of bricks :

Clay is the basic material for the manufacture of clay and it consists of certain types of silicate minerals that have broken down due to erosion factors. Clay is found in all types of soil and consists of infinitesimal atoms measured in microns from several elements such as alumina by 34% and silicab by 50% linked together with water and other elements such as oxide Iron by 8%, lime and magnesium by 6% and other organic materials by 2%.

The size of the clay atom is 0.002 mm. The clay may vary in color depending on its components. If the clay is red, it contains a large percentage of iron oxide, and if the color tends to yellow, then the percentage of magnesium increases. If the clay tends from gray to dark, this is to increase the proportion of organic materials such as carbon and the elasticity of the clay depends on The increase in the mineral silica and the fineness of the clay is the increase in nitrogen and the hardness due to the increase in the organic carbon.

Clay is the main component for the manufacture of red clay and when mixed with water, it is characterized by its flexible clay texture that facilitates its formation. It is added to the sand mixture, which reduces the percentage of adhesion and facilitates the process of formation and reduces the rate of shrinkage when drying and increases its hardness when exposed to high heat and therefore its industrial importance increases as one of the most important materials Modern construction.

The clay is characterized by a low porosity compared to other types of soils with high porosity due to the bonding and cohesion of its atoms, and this adds to it the characteristic of hardness and slow compression with the passage of time and fluctuations of nature.

Clay is used in many industries such as building materials, insulation materials, ceramic utensils, heating and heating tools, high melting furnaces, and many other industries.


Final products by the contractor's factory:

Despite the modernity of the wage industry in Libya, as well as the matter with the contractor's factory, the factory has proven its superiority in producing bricks of high quality and with international specifications, as evidenced by the increase in demand for various products of bricks that are marketed all over Libya and have been marketed to the sisterly Tunisia as well.

In the contractor factory, 2 types of bricks are made, they are bricks for building roofs and it is called Hourdi and symbolized by the letter H and the second type for building walls and it is called block and symbolized by the letter B.
We manufacture 2 sizes (H) which are 16 x 25 x 40 cm, 19 x 25 x 40 cm
We manufacture 3 sizes of type B) and they are 20 x 20 x 40 cm, 15 x 20 x 40 cm, and 15 x 20 x 30 cm
Other sizes are also produced for customers with special specifications and sizes upon request

The approximate weight of the brick for each size:
Size H16 x 25 x 40 cm Average Weight = 7.4kg / brick
Stacking body on cart = 3 bricks x 3 bricks x 11 traits x12 sets
The number of bricks per cart = 1188 bricks
Output weight Size H16 x 25 x 40 cm per cart = 7.4 kg x 1188 bricks = 8.791 tons
Size: H19 x 25 x 40 cm, average weight = 8.35 kg / brick
Stacking body on cart = 3 bricks x 4 bricks x 9 traits x12 sets
The number of bricks per cart = 1296 bricks
Output weight Size H19 x 25 x 40 cm per cart = 8.35 kg x 1296 bricks = 10.822 tons
Size B15 x 20 x 30 cm, Average Weight = 5.50 kg / pcs
Stacking body on cart = 3 bricks x 6 bricks x 9 character x 12 sets
The number of bricks per cart = 1944 bricks
Output weight: B15 x 20 x 30 cm per cart = 05.5 kg x 1944 bricks = 10.692 tons
Size B15 x 20 x 40 cm Average Weight = 5.90 kg / 7.30 kg
Stacking body on cart = 3 bricks x 4 bricks x 9 character x 12 sets
The number of bricks per cart = 1296 bricks
Output weight: B15 x 20 x 40 cm per cart = 05.9 kg x 1296 bricks = 7.646 tons
Size B20 x 20 x 40 cm, average weight = 9.00 kg / brick
Stacking body on cart = 2 bricks x 5 bricks x 9 character x 12 sets
The number of bricks per cart = 1080 bricks
Output weight: B20 x 20 x 40 cm per cart = 9.00 kg x 1080 bricks = 7.720 tons




Development projects :

•    A project to replace oven stoves to run with natural gas instead of heavy oil.
•    Addition of connecting line and crane line (Pensa) to increase the handling capacity and prevent the accumulation

     of  ready production.
•    An underground or metal tank was established to increase the storage capacity of heavy oil to ensure continuity of
     operation in the event of circumstances affecting the refueling process from its sources at Brega Oil Marketing
 
   Company.