Cement News tagged under: New plant
Ghana: Dangote creates 5000 jobs13 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsTo improve the access and availability of cement across the country, Dangote Cement Ghana has acquired 1000 new trucks for the distribution of cement into all parts of Ghana. These new trucks have opened up opportunities for drivers, loaders and truck driver assistants. Media Relations Manager for the company, Etornam Komla, said that the cement producers has started the recruitment process and that all new drivers will be on board by the end of July. As well as investing in distribution,... |
Votorantim04 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsVotorantim has opened a new Brazilian cement works at Primavera, Para. The plant, which has an annual capacity of 1.2Mt, has cost BRL860m (US$258m) and should be operating at in excess of 50 per cent of capacity by the year-end. Since 2007, Votorantim has increased its global capacity by 94 per cent. |
Indonesia: new plant for PT Semen Indonesia29 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Indonesia has plans to invest between IDR4trn (US$303m) and IDR5trn (US$380m)in a new plant in Aceh, according to Corporate Secretary, Agung Wiharto. The company established a new entity on 22 April in cooperation with local company PT Samana Citra Agung, forming PT Semen Indonesia Aceh. This new entity will become the operator of the plant. Samana Citra is the majority owner of Semen Indonesia Aceh as it owns the land on which the new plant was constructed. However, Semen Indone... |
Brazil: Votorantim opens BRL860m plant24 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsVotorantim Cimentos opened its 1.2Mta cement plant in Primavera, Pará yesterday. Votorantim expects the plant to reach 50-60 per cent capacity this year. The new works cost BRL860m (US$257.9m) and was planned almost five years ago. The new operation is part of Votorantim's expansion plan, aiming to increase its global capacity to approximately 59Mta by year end 2018. This expansion plan adds to previous investments of BRL12bn (US$3.59bn) made between 2007 and 2015, which resulted in a 94... |
A new dragon rises08 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsIt has been a protracted project to finally establish a commercially-viable 1.36Mta capacity cement plant in Bhutan. The development of Dungsam Cement was hit by several setbacks, but today it is starting to see production reach higher levels, and with the help of Humboldt Wedag engineers, it is on the path to a better future. By Dungsam Cement, Bhutan. Dungsam Cement is a greenfield plant situated on the river Kerung ri, southern Bhutan Dungsam Cement Corp Ltd (DCCL) is a Royal... |
Ghana: new Dangote plant02 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement have announced plans to establish another cement plant in Takoradi, Ghana. The new grinding plant will have a capacity of 1.5Mta. The company has acquired 41 acres (17ha) of land for the project. |
Algeria: GICA to build cement plants01 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsGICA signed two agreements on Tuesday in Algiers with Chinese equipment manufacturer CBMI (a subsidiary of Sinoma) to build a new cement plant in Bechar and extend the plant in Zahana (Mascara). Owned by GICA subsidiary Saoura Cement Co, the new plant in Bechar will have a capacity of 1Mta and is expected to start production in 2018. Zahana cement plant currently has a production capacity of 1Mta, which will increase the plant capacity 2.5Mta. Work on the extension of this plant is schedu... |
Indonesia: Widodo to meet with cement plant protestors18 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian president Joko Widodo will meet with nine women who encased their feet in concrete in protest over the construction of a cement factory in Java. According to reports in JKT Globe, the women are objecting to the planned construction of a Semen Indonesia plant near Mount Kendeng in Rembang district, Central Java. "The nine women have been promised a meeting with the president, and they believe that they have achieved their objectives," said Yunita, a lawyer at the Jakarta Leg... |
PT Semen Baturaja will open a new plant in 2017 and targets strong sales13 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsA major growth area for state-owned PT Semen Baturaja is South Sumatra, where the company has signed contracts with several firms to build a new plant called Baturaja II in anticipation of increasing construction projects in the province. Project developments and construction in South Sumatra continues to increase ahead of the 2018 Asian Games, including a light rail transit project, overpasses, sports facilities and hotels. Zulkifli Subli, PT Semen Baturaja 's corporate secretary, ... |
Nigeria: Work commences on Dangote’s Okpella plant11 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsA groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new cement plant has been held as part of celebrations to mark Aliko Dangote’s 59 th birthday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the new plant, in Okpella in southern Nigeria, is projected to cost US$1bn and will have a capacity of 6Mta. In its 2015 annual report Dangote Cement said that the new plant would be half this size, with a still-considerable capacity of 3Mta. The increased capacity plans at Opkella reflect Dangote’s c... |