Cement News tagged under: Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Cement production drops by 30% in year to May24 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement production in Azerbaijan has fallen by 30.3 per cent for the five months to May 2016, Azer press reports. The national statistics committee put the decline in output down to lower public and private sector spending. Production of concrete fell by 60 per cent, to 177,000t. Azerbaijan produced 829,000t of cement in the first five months of the year. Clinker imports also fell by 55 per cent, to 140,500t, with prices remaining unchanged at US$46.60/t. |
Azerbaijan: EBRD 20% LafargeHolcim investment23 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is considering the purchase of up to a 20 per cent stake in LafargeHolcim’s cement and clinker plant in Azerbaijan. If it decides to invest, EBRD will support LafargeHolcim in improving energy efficiency through the introduction of alternative fuels. EBRD previously supported the company’s Azerbaijani plant with a EUR170m structured corporate loan in 2009, which sough to increase the plant’s production by 50 per cent. Whilst it w... |
Russia: new cement plant for Dagestan16 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsAzerbaijani investors will build a 1.8Mta cement works, Dagestan Cement Plant, and a 30ha Trade and Logistics Centre between Makhachkala and Kaspiysk, according to Ramadan Abdulatipov, head of the Republic of Dagestan of the Russian Federation following his visit to Baku. The Dagestan coast of the Caspian Sea is earmarked as an area for high-quality tourist infrastructure and Azerbaijani investors have been invited to help construct tourist, recreational and therapeutic complexes, hotels a... |
Norm Sement plans to begin oil well cement production in 201611 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsAzerbaijan-based producer Norm Sement plans to start producing oil well cement from 2016 to reduce reliance on imports, Hasan Yalcinkaya, CEO of the company, said at a briefing yesterday. Yalcinkaya said the company is also preparing to export its products to the Caspian Sea countries. “Currently, we are considering the opportunities for exporting our products to Russia’s south regions, as well as to Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan” Trend News Agency quoted him as saying. The plant produced 54... |
Norm Sement works reaches design capacity, Azerbaijan27 January 2015, Published under Cement NewsNorm Sement has reached design capacity of its 2Mta Qizildas cement plant in Azerbaijan, and is confident on the outlook for the year ahead as it looks to increase market share and begin production of oil well cement, CEO Hasan Yalcinkaya told local news. Involving an inestment of US$350m, the integrated cement facility represents one of Azerbijan's largest non-oil related investments to date. Speaking to Trend News, Mr Yalcinkaya, said: "We managed to successfully complete our projects,” ... |
Akkord completes second phase of Gazakh plant27 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsAkkord has announced the successful completion of Phase 2 of its Gazakh Cement plant with the participation of the International Bank of Azerbaijan. Last week, Gazakh Cement started clinker production of a new line which is expected to reach its full capacity of 2500tpd by October. Akkord’s first 2500tpd production line in Azerbaijan was launched in July 2013. According to the company’s development plan, design capacity of the plant will be increased to 3Mta by 2017. The company plans ... |
NORM inaugurates Qizildas works, Azerbaijan22 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsNORM Sement has marked the official launch of its 2Mta greenfield Qizildas cement works with an inauguration ceremony attended by Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan. Cement production at Norm’s 2Mta plant, located about 2.6km north of the Sangachal Oil Terminal in Baku’s Garadagh district, began in September 2013 using imported clinker until full construction of the plant was complete. During yesterday’s inauguration, President Aliyev toured the new factory, including the laboratory and... |
Azerbaijan cement output increases 40% YoY30 June 2014, Published under Cement NewsIn the first five months of the year, Azerbaijan produced 1.1Mt of cement, a 40 per cent increase compared to the same period of 2013. The rise in domestic output has been attributed to the entry of new players in the local market and declining imports. Imports in the first five months of the year amounted to US$50m compared to US$61.5m, a drop of 19 per cent YoY. Going forward, the dependence of imports is expected to fall by 20 per cent in 2014-2015, according to industry sources. |
Azerbaijan output surpasses 2Mta mark31 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsCement production in Azerbaijan reached a high of 2.04Mt in 2013, up 3.8 per cent YoY. The central Asian country has recently seen the entry of two new players. Akkord Corp opened a greenfield plant located near Dash Salakhly village in the district of Gazakh. Built by CBMI Construction and with engineering advice from SC Industry AS of Turkey, the new facility has a cement capacity of 1Mta and was commissioned in August 2013. NORM LLC's 2Mta Qizildas Cement plant in the Garadagh distri... |
NORM LLC eyes further expansion plans24 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsNORM LLC may consider expanding its new 2Mta Qizildas Cement plant in Azerbaijan as early as next year, plant manager, Osman Nemli, has indicated. Speaking to International Cement Review (ICR) during a tour of the new works as part of the 24th Eurasian Cement Forum hosted by BusinessCem, Mr Nemli said the company may consider increasing capacity and adding new lines as early as mid-2014. Cement production at the US$400m plant started on Tuesday, 22 October 2013. Delegates attending the Eu... |