Cement News tagged under: New plants
JK Cement launches new brand identity06 July 2021, Published under Cement NewsJK Cement has launched a contemporary and forward-looking corporate brand identity. The new avatar of JK Cement was officially unveiled at a virtual event by Dr Raghavpat Singhania, managing director, JK Cement, Madhavrishna Singhania, deputy managing director and chief executive officer, JK Cement, and AK Saraogi, deputy managing director and chief finance officer, JK Cement. "Our new corporate identity is inspired by Shri Yadupati Singhaniaji’s vision, values and legacy. It is his v... |
CIMAF intent on west African expansion11 June 2021, Published under Cement NewsWest Africa has been enjoying a period of high demand growth over the last decade, and this has been accompanied by the largely unrestrained construction of grinding plants along the coastal markets between Senegal to Nigeria. The region's cement industry has been transformed and is evolving to be highly competitive. With limited limestone, clinker imports have served the flourishing sector, but establishing clinker capacity offers a crucial competitive advantage. One company and a major f... |
Maple Leaf selects Descon for new clinker line31 May 2021, Published under Cement NewsMaple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd (MLCFL) has awarded the contract for the construction of its upcoming Line 4 to Descon Engineering Limited. The scope of work includes the civil works for the 7000tpd clinker production line at the existing Maple Leaf Cement Factory in Iskanderabad, Mianwali district, Pakistan. Chengdu Design & Research Institute of Building Materials Industry Co Ltd, China, was awarded the contract for the supply of equipment in March. Descon has a long-standing relati... |
Wonder Cement appoints new MD26 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Wonder Cement has appointed Kiran Patil as its new managing director, with effect from 15 March. Mr Patil has previously worked as the chief manufacturing officer of ACC. "Having worked with some of the top cement manufacturers in the country and having handled multi-dimensional portfolios across segments, Kiranji’s appointment will surely be a significant contribution to Wonder Cement’s success story," said Vivek Patni, director. The company is currently commissioning grinding un... |
Ethiopia's cement sector is on the brink of transition12 March 2021, Published under Cement NewsThis week the construction of the Lemi National Cement industrial Complex by East Africa Holdings (National Cement) and West China Cement Ltd in the Amhara region of Ethiopia was announced. This privately-owned industrial park will invest US$2.2bn into the production of building materials, including a 10,000tpd cement plant, adding 3.3Mta to domestic cement capacity and is scheduled to take 18 months to complete. It will take 5-7 years to before the complex is fully complete. Cement ... |
Balochistan seeks investment in new cement plants15 December 2020, Published under Cement NewsCurrently, DG Khan and Attock Cement are the only cement plants in Hub, Balochistan, but the government of Balochistan is considering inviting foreign and local investors to establish new cement plants in Pakistan’s largest province. The provincial government through the Chief Minister Office, Board of Investment & Trade (BBOIT) is seeking Expressions of Interest (EoI) in the form of Concept Notes or Proposals from interested parties, who wish to venture into the province by investing... |
Premier Cement sets date for production at new units14 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh’s Premier Cement is yet to begin production at two of its new manufacturing units despite being fully-prepared in March, as a few key foreign experts and employees could not return to Bangladesh due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "We could not start production within the stipulated time due to the absence of some technical experts and workers from China and Denmark," said Mohammed Amirul Haque, managing director. After operating on a trial basis for a month, the units were schedu... |
Two applications for new capacity at Dera Ghazi Khan09 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsTwo of Pakistan's leading cement manufacturers are seeking environmental approval from the Environment Protection Department (EPD), Government of Punjab, for setting up a cement plant in Dera Ghazi Khan. According to official communications of the government department, DG Khan Cement Ltd and Pioneer Cement Ltd have both applied to set up new capacity in the same region. The approval is necessary under section 12 of Punjab Environmental Protection Act (1997), amended in 2012. The gover... |
Minerals Department issues 8 cement plant licences in Punjab07 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsPakistan’s Minerals Department has issued licences to eight companies willing to invest in Punjab to establish cement factories. These licences were issued on the direction of Provincial Minerals Minister, Hafiz Ammar Yasir, who noted that the province was making headway towards progress and development, according to The News International. Under the previous government, there was a ban on establishing new cement factories in Punjab. However, Hafiz Ammar Yasir has since had the ban wit... |
Chief Minister urges quicker clearance of NOCs for Punjab cement factories09 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsChief Minister of Punjab, Sardar Usman Buzdar, chaired a meeting yesterday at the Punjab Assembly about easing the process of setting up new cement factories in the Pakistani province. The complicated and lengthy process of establishing cement factories has slowed the pace of adding new capacity in the region. The local government wants to boost investment and new job opportunities. Sardar Usman Buzdar linked the issuance of no object certificates (NOC) for establishing a cement factory wit... |