Summary: To address Ethiopia's limited industrial infrastructure, high on-site civil engineering costs, and challenging freight logistics, SBM has introduced a standardized 100–300 t/h modular crushing plant....
Continuous growth in Ethiopia's construction, highway, and railway sectors continues to drive demand for high-quality aggregates. However, local aggregate projects are generally constrained by weak industrial infrastructure, limited maritime logistics, high civil engineering costs, and tight budgets.
To address these challenges, SBM has introduced a standardized SMP Modular Crushing Plant specifically for 100-300t/h crushing demands in the Ethiopian market.
1.What Makes a Crushing Project Difficult in Ethiopia?
When investing in aggregate crushing projects in Ethiopia, clients and investors typically face three core challenges:
Challenge 1 - Weak Local Industrial Infrastructure
It is difficult to source qualified auxiliary components locally—such as structural steel frames, electrical control cabinets, and long-distance cables.
Consequently, projects heavily rely on turnkey equipment delivery, including main crushing units, steel structures, belt conveyors, cables, and spare parts.
Challenge 2 - Maritime Shipping & Logistics Constraints
International trade imposes strict container shipping dimension limits. The single-unit length of belt conveyors and structural components must be engineered within 30 meters.
Challenge 3 - High Investment Costs & Footprint Limits
Traditional aggregate production lines require large footprints, long civil construction cycles, and high capital expenditure. Investors urgently need integrated crushing solutions with compact design, high-efficiency and variable frequency control.
2.Why SBM SMP Modular Crushing Plants Fit for Ethiopia?
For crushing projects with capacity range of 100–300t/h, SBM SMP modular crushing plant features many advantages, such as it minimizes on-site civil works, transport logistics, and site footprint through advanced modular engineering.Get Latest Price
Modular Design for Low CAPEX: Pre-integrated secondary/fine crushing and VSI sand-making modules cut on-site civil concrete works and power cabling expenses. Furthermore, all belt conveyor lengths are kept strictly under 30 meters to fully comply with international shipping container limits.
2-in-1 Stockpile Design for Small Footprint: Integrating a feeder tunnel underneath the 5–13 mm finished stockpile allows it to function simultaneously as a finished product stockpile and a feed buffer for sand making, significantly reducing total plant footprint.
High Versatility for Both Soft & Hard Rock: This process design seamlessly handles both soft rock and high-hardness basalt crushing requirements ranging from 100 to 300 t/h, making it a proven benchmark production line in Ethiopia.
3.Process Flow & Plant Configuration
The complete production line consists of five core coordinated modules, ensuring seamless, high-efficiency conversion from raw feed to premium manufactured sand and multi-specification aggregates. The full-scope plant design includes:
- Feeding & Primary Crushing Module
- Secondary/Fine Crushing & Sand-Making Module
- Screening Module
- Buffer Bin & Finished Product Stockpile Module
- Electrical Control System Module
- Including all matched auxiliary equipment and complete turnkey engineering design.
3.1 Feeding & Primary Crushing Module
Core Equipment: 1 ×F5X Vibrating Feeder + 1 ×PEW Jaw Crusher
Raw material is discharged by dump trucks directly into the feed hopper. Material inside the hopper is continuously and stably delivered to the primary jaw crusher via a heavy-duty vibrating feeder. The heavy-duty feeder is equipped with a single-grizzly bar structure; during the feeding process, most dirt and mud fines (0–80 mm) are screened out through the grizzly bars, while the remaining material enters the jaw crusher for primary crushing.
3.2 Secondary/Fine Crushing & Sand-Making Module
Core Equipment: 1 × CI5X Impact Crusher + 1 × VSI Sand Crusher
Material after coarse crushing is conveyed via belt conveyor to the CI5X impact crusher for secondary/fine crushing; material larger than 31 mm is returned to the impact crusher to achieve a closed-circuit crushing loop, while 5–13 mm material selectively enters the VSI sand crusher for sand making.
3.3 Screening Module
Core Equipment: 1 × S5X Vibrating Screen
Crushed material (approx. 0–70 mm) discharged from the impact crusher and sand maker is conveyed to the vibrating screen, which separates it into finished products of 0–5 mm, 5–13 mm, and 13–31 mm. Material larger than 31 mm is returned to the impact crusher for further crushing, establishing a closed crushing circuit; the 5–13 mm particles also operates in a closed-loop circuit with the sand-making machine.
An SP vibrating feeder is installed underneath the 5–13 mm stockpile, featuring variable frequency speed control to regulate feed rates and enhance overall production efficiency.
3.4 Buffer Bin & Finished Product Stockpile Module
Core Equipment: 1 × SP Vibrating Feeder
Screened products from the S5X vibrating screen form 3 distinct stockpiles. Beneath the 5–13 mm stockpile lies a feeder tunnel housing the SP vibrating feeder, which can route material into the sand maker for recirculating crushing, thereby increasing the proportion of manufactured sand.
From soft stone to hard rocks like basalt, this 100–300 t/h modular crushing plant has been field-tested across multiple projects, serving as a standardized benchmark for aggregate production in Ethiopia.
If you are planning an aggregate production or sand making project, contact SBM today for tailored modular solutions and verified project case studies. From process layout design and complete equipment supply to on-site installation guidance and commissioning, SBM offers full lifecycle support.
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