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Medcem's single-line ambition

12 October 2015, Published under Cement News

The Medcem cement plant, a greenfield investment by the Eren Holding Group, launched operations earlier this year to become the latest addition on the Turkish cement production map. Strategically located on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey, the 4.5Mta single-line integrated works has its own port facilities, enabling it to serve domestic markets as well as make its mark on the export front. By Medcem Cement (Eren Holding Group), Turkey. Eren Holding Group's new Medcem works ...

Medcem to invest in 3Mta works in north Colombia

25 June 2015, Published under Cement News

Turkish cement producer Medcem plans to built a 3Mta works in the north of Colombia, according to local press reports. The US$50m plant will be constructed in the Free Economic Zone of Puerto Brisa, near Dibulla in Guajira department. “The project represents an investment of US$50m over six years to supply the local industry in a part of Colombia where no cement factories exist,” El Economista quoted Víctor Covo, the project’s general manager as saying. The company is interested in produci...

Cameroon: Medcem plant to enter service in June

02 June 2015, Published under Cement News

The Medcem cement works, owned by Turkey-based Eren Holdings, is scheduled to come online in June, entering a market already supplied by Lafarge, Ciments d’Afrique and Dangote. The project was carried out in just under a year following the signing of an investment agreement between the country’s government and Abut Azsezikli, Medcem Global’s general manager, on 9 September 2014. Eren Holdings has invested around EUR24.4m in the new plant, which is located in the Douala port area of Cam...

Siwertell secures new Medcem order, Turkey

29 January 2015, Published under Cement News

Siwertell, part of Cargotec, recently secured a road-mobile unloader order from Medcem Global Pazarlama AS, in Turkey. This is the third order of its kind received from the operator in 18 months. Mr Koray Kandemir, Director of Projects for Medcem Global said: "We are planning and processing cement terminal projects in various countries, therefore, to get maximum benefit, we have to be very careful when choosing project equipment. Siwertell mobile unloaders provide the ability to operate in...

Eren Holdings to build cement plant in Cameroon

12 September 2014, Published under Cement News

Turkey-based Eren Holdings has signed an investment agreement with the Cameroon government which will see its local subsidiary Medcem build a new cement plant in the African country. The new works is expected to add 0.6Mta to the domestic production base, which currently consists of Lafarge’s Cimencam 1.6Mta plant and the 0.5Mta Cimaf unit of Addoha. In addition, Dangote Cement has scheduled the start-up of a 1Mta works in October. Current cement demand in Cameroon is estimated at 2.8M...