Cement News tagged under: Fábrica de Cimento do Kwanza Sul
Kwanza Sul to increase output to 1.05Mta14 October 2019, Published under Cement NewsFrom 2020 Fábrica de Cimento do Kwanza-Sul (FCKS) plans to increase production at its Sumbe plant in Angola to 70 per cent of its 1.5Mta cement capacity, according to its Director of Human Resources and Administration, Joaquim Manuel. This will lift output to 1.05Mta. Achieving an output of 1.05Mta will enable the company to meet the growing demand from public and private projects. At present, the plant runs at 30 per cent, or 0.45Mt, of its capacity. Mr Manuel attributes the low utilisati... |
Luanda cement plant resumes production after HFO shortage16 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsChina International Fund (CIF) has resumed production of its Luanda cement plant after four months of non-acitivity, because of the heavy fuel oil (HFO) shortage in the country. With the resumption of production, the 3.6Mta plant should start distributiong cement again in December or January. The Luanda Refinery stepped to supply HFO directly to CIF and Fábrica de Cimento do Kwanza Sul (FCKS) on 10 November. Several adjustments have been made by the Luanda Refinery to improve the quali... |
Sonangol denies oil supply suspension at Kwanza Sul06 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsSonangol, Angola’s national fuel company, denied Friday that it had suspended oil supplies at the Fabrica de Cimento do Kwanza Sul (FCKS). According to Sonangol, what is happening specifically with the FCKS is that the company does not have its own storage facilities to receive and do fuel oil distribution logistics. This situation "threatens the arrival of fuel in the area of the plant, jeopardising the entire production process, including the production of clinker, cement raw materia... |
Fuel shortage causes cement plant to halt production03 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsFábrica de Cimento do Kwanza Sul SA ( FCKS) in the Cuanza Sul Province of Angola was forced to stop production on Wednesday after a significant lack of HFO. According to local reports, Edmundo Ferreira, the operational manager of the plant, confirmed that the plant will resume production as soon as the fuel issue is resolved. The plant requires 400,000l of fuel to achieve its daily production capacity of 4200t. |
Angola: Kwanza Sul Cement to raise capacity26 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsKwanza Sul Cement Factory (FCKS) plans to increase the cement production with a new 1500tpd line to raise total installed capacity to 6000tpd. FCKS entered the Angolan market in February 2014 and produces the ‘Yetu’ brand of cement. Most of its customers are located in the Benguela region. Speaking to ANGOP, at ExpoIndustry, which ended on Friday in Luanda, Tambwe Mukas, the executive director of FCKS, said the introduction of a new line will enable greater productivity and marketing of t... |
Angola: FCKS inaugurates 4500tpd kiln line06 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsFábrica de Cimento do Kwanza Sul (FCKS) has inaugurated its Kwanza Sul Cement plant and is now ready to start supplying cement in Angola following a construction period of four years and six months of tests, said the company's director Tembua Mucazo Roberto.The US$600m project was funded by South Korean group Samsung Corp. At the inauguration ceremony, Tembua Mucazo Roberto said that the plant had a clinker capacity of 4200tpd and a cement capacity of 4500tpd. These figures are similar to... |
Angola: Kwanza-Sul cement factory to start production in 201331 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsFábrica de Cimento do Kwanza Sul (FCKS) will start production in November 2013. The factory, which is located at Sumbe in Kwanza-Sul province, Angola, will produce 4500tpd cement when fully operational. Construction of the US$600m plant is being carried out by ETA Star from Dubai, UAE, while equipment has been supplied by FLSmidth, Denmark. FLSmidth will also operate the plant under an operation and maintenance contract. |
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