Cement News tagged under: Azerbaijan
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... |
Akkord to expand capacity of Gazakh plant, Azerbaijan22 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsAkkord Cement is preparing to more than double capacity at its recently-launched Gazakh Cement plant in Azerbaijan over the next three years. Line No 1 of the Gazakh plant, which was commissioned on 5 July 2013 in the presence of Azerbaijan president Illham Aliyev, has a cement capacity of 1-1.2Mta. SC Endüstri of Turkey was the project’s main contractor. In a second phase of construction involving a 2Mta kiln line, Akkord Cement plans to hike capacity to keep apace with rising domestic r... |
Qizildas Cement launches production, Azerbaijan21 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsNORM LLC has launched production at its 2Mta Qizildas Cement plant, marking the entry of a new player on the Azerbaijan market. “At present, construction work is completed at the plant and production of the first cement started. Full commissioning of the plant is planned by the end of 2013,” the company said. The new plant is located on a 160ha plot about 2.6km north of the Sangachal Oil Terminal in Baku’s Garadagh district and will reduce the country’s dependence on imports for oilwell c... |
Azerbaijan increases imports from Georgia23 August 2013, Published under Cement NewsIn the 1H13 249,770t of cement valued at US$18.45m was exported from Georgia to Azerbaijan, according to Georgia's national statistics service, GruzStat. The share of this category in the total volume of Georgian exports to Azerbaijan in the 1H13 constituted 5.54 per cent. In comparison with the same period, the export of cement from Georgia increased by 28.48 per cent or by 53,700t. |
New Gazakh cement line officially opened, Azerbaijan08 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsGazakh Cement has officially opened its new production line in the presence of Ilham Aliyev, president of Azerbaijan. The greenfield plant in Dash-Salahui village near Agstafa in the Gazakh region of northwest Azebaijan, involved the construction of a 2500tpd a clinker production line and will be able to produce 1Mta of cement. The cement producing facilities were completed in March this year enabling the start of trial tests which have proved successful. CBMI (Sinoma) and Turkish SC Endu... |
Financing concluded for Norm’s Azerbaijan plant24 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsA financing agreement was signed in Baku on 21 December by the General Director of Norm LLC, Hassan Yalchinkaya, and the Chairman of Pasha Bank, Farid Akhundov, paving the way for the supply of equipment from Germany for the new 5000tpd clinker plant. Under the agreement, the construction of Gyzyldash Cement by Norm LLC is guaranteed by Pasha Bank, while a USD22.3m long-term loan with a 7-year term has been arranged through German bank Commerzbank and export insurance agency Euler Hermes, ... |
Holcim: July '1203 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe Holcim associate Huaxin Cement has announced that it expects profits to fall by at least 50 per cent in the year 2012, largely because of the reduction seen in cement prices. The Holcim associate Siam City Cement has increased its estimate for growth in its cement consumption this year to six per cent as a result of the new government flood protection measures on top of the already good economic growth. The company's 1H growth should be between 6-8 per cent. Holcim (Azerbaycan), t... |