Cement News tagged under: Iraq
Iran’s cement exports to Iraq suspended08 May 2019, Published under Cement NewsIranian cement exports to Iraq have been suspended, said Hamid Hosseini, secretary general of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce, Trend reports. He said Iran’s exports to Iraq have been suspended for more than a year due to dumping claims. Iranian export companies were not in possession of facts to prove the opposite, he said. “Thus, Iraq has first increased its fees for imported cement from Iran,” he noted. “Then imports of cement from Iran were periodically banned.” |
Wärtsillä to build 20MW engine to power Najmat Al-Samawa cement plant25 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsWärtsilä will supply the equipment to enable an efficient, reliable and independent power source for the Najmat Al-Samawa cement factory in Iraq. The 20MW engine power plant is being built by Al Shumookh Lucky Investments Ltd, a joint venture company of Lucky Cement Ltd and a limited liability company registered in the United Arab Emirates. The power plant will operate on two Wärtsilä 32 engines running on locally-available heavy fuel oil (HFO) with diesel as a back-up fuel. The engine is ... |
Attock Cement commences trial production at Iraqi grinding unit17 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsAttock Cement Pakistan Ltd (ACPL) has further updated Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) about its Iraq project. Trial production at the newly-constructed cement plant has now commenced, according to company. In the beginning of this year, the company also announced that the entire civil, mechanical and electrical work at its joint venture cement grinding unit in Basra, Iraq, was at the commissioning stage. A local research house also highlighted that ACPL's 0.9Mta Iraq project is currentl... |
Captive power plant commissioned for Samawa Cement22 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsSix MAN Energy Solutions 18V32/40 engines have been commissioned at Samawa Cement, Iraq. The power engines will produce 54MW of electrical energy to power the cement plant owned by Kairat Al Abar Iraqi Co (KAAI). MAN Energy Solutions supplied the engines to CGGC-UN Power Co Ltd ( China Gezhouba Group Cooperation) which will operate teh captive power plant. The engines will run on heavy fuel oil (HFO). The overall EPC contract for the cement plant is being carried out by Sinoma (Suzhou)... |
Profit of Attock Cement falls in 6MFY1922 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsAttock Cement Pakistan Ltd (ACPL) has announced earnings of PKR816.79m (US$5.8m) for the half year ended December 2018, a fall of 29 per cent YoY, as compared to PKR1.152bn earned in the same period last year. Company net sales increased by to PKR10.63bn from PKR7.36bn during this period. Distribution cost of PKR749.39m were incurred against PKR279.18m in the same period last year. The administrative expenses stood at PKR252.11m compared to PKR241.74m incurred in the same period last y... |
Iraqi Cement signs contract for new 6000tpd line07 January 2019, Published under Cement NewsChengdu Design & Research Institute of Building Materials Industry, wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinoma International Engineering, has signed an EPC contract to deliver a clinker production line for Iraqi Cement. The new line will be constructed in Samawah in Iraq's southern Al Muthanna province at an estimated cost of US$246m. The agreement will see the company take charge of mine design, supply of mining equipment and build the complete 6000tpd production line, from crushing raw materials... |
Lucky Cement charts further growth after releasing 9MFY18 results13 June 2018, Published under Cement NewsLucky Cement is optimistic about future growth for the company, and will rely on exports and its overseas operations to boost sales . The Pakistani cement company achieved an overall growth of 5.6 per cent with total sales volume of 5.84Mt during the current nine months (9MFY18) as compared to 5.53Mt sold in same period last year. While local cement sales volume registered a growth of 16.9 per cent (north 19.7 per cent and south 13.7 per cent) to reach 5.04Mt, as compared to 4.31Mt durin... |
Lucky Cement to establish 1.2Mta Samawah grinding plant27 April 2018, Published under Cement NewsLucky Cement Ltd of Pakistan is planning to set up greenfield clinker production facility in southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, according to Irfan Chawala, the ompany's CFO in information sent to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). Lucky Cement plans to set up a 1.2Mta clinker line in Samawah as a step to becoming self-sufficient in terms of clinker production in the country.The US$109m project will be carried out as a joint venture with an existing local partner and is subject to all regulatory and s... |
LafargeHolcim announces new Middle East/Africa organisation06 March 2018, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has announced its new organisation for the Middle East and Africa region. "This new organisation will further increase our market focus, our operational performance and support the development and execution of winning market strategies to grow profitable businesses in the Middle East & Africa markets," said Saâd Sebbar, who heads up the company’s MEA Region. The company’s four largest markets will report directly to Mr Sebbar and include the following Country CEO appointment... |
Iraq plans sell off of damaged cement factories24 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsIraqi Minister of Industry, Mohammad Sudani, has announced plans to sell off destroyed or damaged cement factories and oil refineries in northern Iraq that were caught up in the war against Islamic State (IS). At a recent international conference held in Kuwait, the minister prepared a file of the damaged factories to show to potential investors, reports Kuwait News Agency (KNA). The Kuwaiti investors were told they would have priority to buy the facilities. Iraq is said to need around U... |