Kuwait Cement starts oil well cement production

Kuwait Cement Co (KCC) has started marketing oil well cement and made its first delivery on 13 March 2019 to National Petroleum Services Company (NAPESCO). KCC is the first cement producer in Kuwait to be certified by the American Petroleum Institute (API) to produce this type of cement at its plant in  Shuaiba industrial area, Kuwait.

This achievement coincides with the golden jubilee of the company. KCC currently produces OPC, sulphate-resistant cement Type V, white Portland cement, oil well cement and ground granulated blast furnace slag cement (GGBS) and has a production of 5Mta.