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Algeria: second production unit at Ain El Kebira commissioned

06 January 2017, Published under Cement News

Minister of Industry and Mining, Abdesslam Bouchouareb, has inaugurated the second production unit at GICA’s cement plant at Ain El Kebira, Setif. The 2Mta unit will help Algeria to reach the stage of self-sufficiency in cement supply. It was also announced that the 1.5Mta Adrar cement plant is due to be commissioned by April 2017 whilst the 2Mta Chlef plant is expected by October. According to Mr Bouchouareb, national cement production should increase by 5.5Mta, leaving Algeria able to ...

Algeria: Chlef to double capacity to 4Mta

10 September 2013, Published under Cement News

Algeria’s Chlef cement works in Oued Sly intends to double its production capacity to 4Mta as the country’s Minister of Industry, Cherif Rahmani, launched the project for a new line during a visit to the area. Output from the new unit is earmarked for the domestic market, which currently has a 5Mt supply deficit. As a result, the government expects to curtail the present imports needed to supplement the 18Mt domestic production. Algeria aims to produce 20Mt by 2016 and 29Mt by 2018 as it ...