Cement News tagged under: Iraq
ASEC consortium wins Iraq plant contract06 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsA consortium of ASEC Cement and Iraq's Qemmet El-Iraq has won a contract to rehabilitate and manage for 14 years the Muthanna cement plant in Muthanna Governorate, Iraq. Representatives of the consortium, including Abulla Hussein of Qemmet El-Iraq as well as ASEC Cement Chairman and CEO Giorgio Bodo, attended a signing ceremony in Baghdad with Southern Cement Co., the state holding company that controls Muthanna Cement, on 28 August 2013. "We are delighted to be entering this new market ... |
Gebr Pfeiffer wins new order in Iraq03 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsGebr Pfeiffer SE has received another order from China-based Sinoma (Suzhou) Construction Co Ltd for an MPS 5000 B for cement raw material grinding mill for a project located in the region of Sulaymaniya in Kurdistan, Iraq. It will be the fifth MPS 5000 B to be installed in this region of Kurdistan. The vertical roller mill sold is designed for a capacity of 500tph at a product fineness of 10 per cent R80µm and will come equipped with a 4000kW gear unit. In addition to supplying the c... |
Pakistan: Attock Cement to set up Basra grinding unit19 August 2013, Published under Cement NewsAttock Cement plans to invest US$25m in a new grinding plant in the city of Basra, Iraq, making it the third Pakistan-based cement manufacturer to venture into the Middle East and Africa region. The company exports cement to Iraq, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, India, Somalia, Yemen and Sudan. |
Alkitan plans Basra cement plant, Iraq23 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsPakistan-based company Alkitan has expressed interest to construct a new cement plant in Iraq, the Basra Investment Commission announced. Shakir Ali, general director of Alkitan, said the company is interest in establishing cement factories in the Middle East and have chosen the province of Basra, Iraq, due to the abundant natural resources and investment opportunities. Ali added: “Our company intends to establish a cement plant in the province on an area of ??50 acres in the south.” |
Iraq to halt imports indefinitely from next month07 June 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe Cabinet of Iraq has decided to halt cement imports, including white cement, as of 1 July 2013. Aswat al-Iraq News reported that the cabinet has decided to stop all commercial cement imports until the Ministry of Industry recognises an actual need for volumes due to the non-sufficiency of local production. The Ministry of Industry had also stopped issuing import licence as of 14 May 2013, the statement noted. |
Attock Cement plans new grinding plant, Iraq28 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsAttock Cement plans to invest US$25m in a new grinding plant in the city of Basra, Iraq, making it the third Pakistan-based cement manufacturer to venture into the Middle East and Africa region. In a filing to the Pakistan Stock Exchange, Attock Cement said: "The board of directors of the company has approved the investment for putting up a Cement Grinding Unit in Basra, Iraq, subject to regulatory and other approval and compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations.” The pro... |
Lucky Cement's nine-month net profit ahead, Pakistan01 May 2013, Published under Cement NewsLucky Cement, has reported a 49 per cent YoY rise in net profit for the first nine months of FY13 as Pakistan’s largest cement producer by capacity is boosted by higher prices. For the nine month period ending March 2013, the company reported a profit of PKR6.98bn. The company's local cement dispatches rose 2.8 per cent YoY to 2.77Mt while export sales declined by 1.1 per cent YoY to 1.66Mt. Total dispatches stood at 4.43Mt, up by 1.3 per cent. Higher retention prices drove the top-lin... |
Sinoma International wins new contract in Iraq29 April 2013, Published under Cement NewsSinoma International Engineering Co Ltd's Nanjing subsidiary signed an EPC contract with Iraq-based Faruk Investment Group Co Ltd to build a 5300tpd cement clinker production line in Iraq. The cement clinker project is the seventh cement production line to be built in Iraq by Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd's Nanjing subsidiary. Faruk Group operates in the basic industries, telecommunications, finance, medical, large hotels and many other fields. The new cement project will be si... |
IFC to loan Kerbala Cement US$70m for plant rehabilitation03 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe IFC, a member of the World Bank, is to provide a US$70m loan to Kerbala Cement Manufacturing (KCML) to rehabilitate its cement plant near the city of Kerbala. KCML, a subsidiary of the Lafarge group, will undertake the work under a concession agreement with the government of Iraq. The financing is expected to help bolster Iraq's construction sector, a key source of jobs, and support rebuilding efforts in the country, which is in dire need of infrastructure following years of conflict. ... |
Iran’s exports rise 30% in first eight months10 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsOver the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar year (beginning 20 March 2012), Iran exported over 9.38Mt of cement and clinker, representing an increase of 30 per cent compared to the same period of last year, the IRNA News Agency reported. In terms of the breakdown of export volumes, some 8.246Mt of cement and 1.136Mt of clinker were exported, with the main markets being Iraq, Central Asia, UAE and Afghanistan. Iran’s cement production capacity currently stands at 86Mt, the ... |