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Lanwa Sanstha Cement to begin operations in 202202 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsSri Lanka's Lanwa Sanstha Cement is now expected to commence operations in January 2022, when it opens a US$80m plant in the Mirijjawila Export Processing Zone, Hambantota. The production capacity of the plant is estimated to be 3Mta, according to Daily News (Sri Lanka). "One of the highlights of the first-of-its-kind facility in Sri Lanka would be the emphasis on the latest technology, where all mixing will be carried out with latest European technology while many of the other equipme... |
Regional chief president calls for new Ghanaian cement factory11 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe President of the North East Regional House of Chiefs, Nayiri Naa Bohagu Abdulai Sheriga, has appealed to Ghana's government to establish a cement factory in the area to create employment and promote the local economy. According to the Nayiri, who is also the overlord of the Mamprugu Traditional Area, the huge limestone deposits in the area present the opportunity to develop an industry that would help in raising the standard of living of the people and benefit Ghanaians in general.... |
Medcem orders 9000tpd kiln line from Sintek30 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsSintek has signed a contract with Medcem for a new integrated production line in Turkey. The new line will have a clinker production capacity of 9000tpd and will cost approximately US$230m. Within the scope of the project, Sintek's contract has a value of nearly US$128m. The company will provide construction works, mechanical equipment manufacturing, supply and erection, technological manufacturing and erection, structural steel fabrication and e rection, supply of aux... |
International Cement Korday plans new 1.5Mta project27 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsKazakhstan’s International Cement Korday (International Cement Group Ltd) has entered into a joint venture agreement with Nurzhan Shakirov for the construction of a cement plant in Jambyl, Kazakhstan. The new project, Korcem LLP, is expected to have a new 3500tpd dry process cement clinker production line and represents an investment of approximately US$150m from internal sources and third-party financing. The new plant will increase the group's current annual cement production capacity b... |
Raysut Cement Co plans Duqm grinding plant start up for 4Q2123 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsRaysut Cement Co's (RCC) US$30m Duqm grinding unit in Oman will come on-stream in the 4Q21. The Duqm plant will raise RCC’s group output to 7.4Mta, and help the company raise production to 10Mta by 2022. “Duqm plant will add another 1Mta to our capacity, helping us cater to Oman and other regional markets with increased supplies, where construction activity is poised to pick up in post-pandemic resurgence,” said Mr Joey Ghose, group CEO of RCC. As part of developing the Duqm plant... |
Cherat Cement Co kicks off Line 4 greenfield project15 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsCherat Cement Co Ltd (CHCC), during a financial briefing on 13 September 2021 updated about its planned Line 4 greenfield expansion of 10-11,000tpd at DI Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The completion of the project is expected in three years. The expansion represents an investment of PKR34bn (US$202.1m). The financing structure includes 70 per cent of the total cost will be debt component and the remainder will be equity. The company has obtained PKR5bn for this cap... |
New plant to be constructed in Libya13 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsLibya’s National Mining Corp and Al-Shahba Cement Co have signed an agreement to construct a 1Mta cement works in Al-Shahba, south of Tobruk. The Minister of Industry and Minerals, Ahmed Abuhisa, laid the foundation stone for the establishment of the cement factory on Thursday. |
Mayur Resources’ project awarded special economic zone status09 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsMayur Resources' Central Cement and Lime project area has been granted Special Economic Status by the Papua New Guinea government. Managing Director, Paul Mulder, said “I greatly appreciate the leadership of the PNG Prime Minister & Minister for Bougainville Affairs & Defence, Honourable James Marape, in the establishment of this Special Economic Zone (SEZ) as it sets the right conditions for large-scale investment to thrive and catalyse down-stream processing in the SEZ that will pa... |
Fujian Ansha Jianfu Cement's plant to save US$1.24m per annum03 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsCitic Heavy Industries (CHI) recently completed a greenfield 4500tpd smart cement plant for Fujian Ansha Jianfu Cement in Yongan, Fujian, China. The US$136m project is a green and sustainable smart cement plant that is expected to deliver savings of US$1.2m per annum. The design is argued to push the boundaries of traditional design to achieve ‘process automation by design’, which delivers digitalisation technologies to large-scale equipment. CHI synchronised design construction, del... |
JK Cement plans 23Mta expansion by end of 202303 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsJK Cement intends increase production capacity to about 23Mta in the next two years, from 15Mta now, by expanding its footprints in northern and central India. "We will maintain and grow our market share in the short term. Apart from the ongoing expansion in Panna, and now in Hamirpur, we already have plans for another 4Mt expansion," said Madhav Krishna Singhania, JK Cement’s CEO. "We have visibility of reaching around 23Mta by 2023." The company will be expanding its footprint in ... |