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Crown Cement commences construction of its 6th line

09 December 2022, Published under Cement News

Crown Cement PLC (formerly MI Cement Factory Ltd) has announced the commencement of construction work on its sixth line at the existing factory premises at West Mukterpur, Munshiganj, Bangladesh, with a capacity of 8000tpd to increase the overall capacity of the company from 11,000tpd to 19,000tpd. The investment amounts to BDT7.07bn (US$8.6m), according to the latest annual report 2021-22, released last week. No timeframe for the new line’s completion was reported. Chairman of the co...

IFC loan proposed for new Al Douh Cement production line

16 November 2022, Published under Cement News

IFC is proposing a corporate loan of up to US$65m to Al Douh Cement Co , one of the leading producers of cement in Iraq, to finance the company’s planned expansion of its production capacity.   The project envisages the construction of a new production line of sulphates-resistant cement within the same site, with a capacity of 2Mta. The new line will be equipped with a kiln fuelled by natural gas and powered by a 50MW captive gas fired power plant, which will be built as part of the pro...

Cruz Azul commences construction of new Hidalgo line

27 February 2019, Published under Cement News

Mexico's Cruz Azul has begun construction of its No 10 production line at the Hidalgo cement plant. thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions, Fives and Loesche GmbH are the suppliers of equipment and engineering development for this project, which will be completed in 22 months. "Cooperativa La Cruz Azul has taken the initiative to modernise its cement production plants to optimise production processes, increase their competitiveness and, in addition, provide their workers with better working cond...

Xuan Thanh cement plant opens 12,500tpd line

06 October 2017, Published under Cement News

ThaiGroup JSC, formerly known as Xuan Thanh Group JSC, has inaugurated the second production line of the Xuan Thanh cement plant in the northern province of Ha Nam, Vietnam. The production line has a total investment of VND10.8trn (US$475.25m) and a clinker capacity of 12,500tpd, the Dau Tu newspaper reported. After inaugurating the second production line, the company plans to invest in a third one with a cement capacity of 4.5Mta, raising the plant’s output to 10Mta. In early 2016...

Egypt: FLSmidth wins El Sewedy Cement contract

08 March 2017, Published under Cement News

FLSmidth has been awarded an order from El Sewedy Cement Company for the engineering, procurement and supply of equipment for the expansion of a cement production line. The plant will be built at Ain Soukhna in Suez Governorate, Egypt. Scope of supply: a complete state-of-the-art cement production line with the latest environmental pollution control systems and technology for the highest levels of energy efficiency and maintainability OK TM 39-4 vertical mill for raw grinding E...

Egypt: South Valley Cement discusses new Beni Suef line

05 December 2016, Published under Cement News

Ahmed El-Mekati, board member of South Valley Cement Company (SVCC), has said the company is looking into the investment cost of a new 1.5Mta production line, as the cost of importing the production line’s components has increased with the EGP’s flotation. SVCC is due to hold a meeting this month to discuss the launch of the new line and study available financing options. It is compare the value of borrowing from banks and increasing its capital in the stock market. The new line would ...

Saudi Arabia: Umm AlQura signs deal with Aramco

27 July 2016, Published under Cement News

Umm AlQura Cement has signed an agreement with Aramco to purchase fuel for its new Portland cement production line close to Taif city. According to a statement to the Saudi Stock exchange from Umm AlQura, the company expects trials and commercial production to start in 3Q16. Umm AlQura said that the Saudi Ministry of Energy, Industry and Minerals had previously agreed to supply the fuel on the condition that the company provide a SAR100m (US$26.7m) letter of credit.