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Tajikistan output surpasses 0.6Mta in first seven months

08 August 2014, Published under Cement News

Over the first seven months of the year, Tajikistan produced more than 0.6Mta of cement, some 0.58Mt more than the same period of last year, according to data from the country's Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT). The Yovon cement plant, which launched operations in late September 2013, accounted for around 443,000t of cement output during the reporting period. With 10 cement plants now operating in Tajikistan, the country targets 1Mta of cement production in 2014, accor...

Tajikistan to double production in 2014

09 July 2014, Published under Cement News

In the first six months of the year, Tajikistan produced 496,600t of cement according to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies, and is on course to double annual production in 2014. The Yovon cement plant (Huaxin Gayur Cement Co Ltd), which was introduced into operation in late September last year, has reportedly produced 362,800t of cement in January-June, which was more than 70 per cent of the overall volume of cement produced in Tajikistan over the report period. Yovon cement is...

Tajik-Chinese talks over new plant project

24 June 2014, Published under Cement News

Talks between Tajiki and Chinese investors are underway over the construction of a cement plant in the south of the central Asian country. The 1Mta cement plant is expected to be constructed in Dangara, unnamed government sources revealed to local press. The estimated cost of the project is reported to be around US$150m.

Groundbreaking ceremony for new Tajikistan-China joint venture plant

04 April 2014, Published under Cement News

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon attended a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of a greenfield cement plant in Gayur-Sughdcement, in the Bobojonghafourov district, Sughd province. According to the Tajik president’s official website, Tajikistan’s Gayur Ltd Liability Company will build the  1.2Mta cement works in partnership with China’s Huaxin Cement Co. The plant is scheduled for completion in 2016. Another Tajikistan-China joint venture, Huaxin Gayur Cement Co, launched production ...

Yovon Cement is boosting cement supply

20 December 2013, Published under Cement News

The greenfield Yovon cement plant that came into operation in late September has produced some 230,000t of cement in its first two months of operation, according to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT). Tajikistan-China joint venture, Huaxin Gayur Cement Co Ltd, operates the Yovon cement plant with a staff of 534, with 80 per cent of them being local Tajikistan workers. The 1Mta Yovon cement plant is driven by coal and produces two types of cement – M-400 and M-500. The...

Tajikistan cement output increases over Jan-Nov 2013

12 December 2013, Published under Cement News

Tajikistan is working towards reducing its reliance on imports as domestic output increases following the commissioning of a new plant earlier this year, and more new projects are reported to be on the way.  In the first 11 months of the year, the Central Asian country produced 306,000t of cement, some 83,200t more than the same period of last year, according to reports by Trend News Agency. In August of this year a 1Mta Tajikistan-Cement cement plant joint venture was inaugurated, ta...

Tajikistan-China JV plant inaugurated

30 August 2013, Published under Cement News

A new Tajikistan-China joint cement plant venture was inaugurated yesterday in the presence of Tajikistan president Emomali Rakhmon, taking the country a step closer to achieving its aim of self sufficiency in the cement sector. The 1Mta greenfield plant, situated in the Yovon district, has been built by Huaxin Gayur Cement at a cost of US$100m. Huaxin Gayur Cement was established by Huaxin Zhongya Investment (Wuhan), a subsidiary of Huaxin Cement, and Gayur Limited Liability Company. Huaxi...

New Tajikistan-China joint venture set for commissioning

08 August 2013, Published under Cement News

A joint Tajikistan and Chinese enterprise is to start commissioning of its 1Mta cement plant at the end of this month, a spokesperson for the Tajikistan's Ministry of Energy and Industry (MoEI) has said. The joint venture, called Huaxin Ghayur Cement, has been constructed in the Yovon district, Khatlon province, Tajikistan. “The construction of the plant has practically been completed and it just remains to complete the commissioning process,” the official MoEI source said.

Tajikcement’s coal-fired kiln scheduled for mid-June delivery

13 May 2013, Published under Cement News

China-based Beijing Uni-Construction Group Co Ltd has started preparation works for the installation of a coal-fired kiln at Tajikcement’s state-run cement plant in Dushanbe. Tajikcement, the country's largest cement producer with four 600tpa kilns and two 300tpa lines has not been operational since the beginning of this year due to a lack of natural gas supplies. Citing sources at the Ministry of Energy and Industries, Asia Plus reports that the  new coal-fired kiln is expected to be...

New 1Mta Tajikistan plant to be commissioned in 2H13

29 April 2013, Published under Cement News

A new 1Mta cement plant is expected to be commissioned in the second half of this year in southern Tajikistan. According to the Ministry of Energy and Industries (MoEI) Secretariat, Tajikistan-China joint venture, Huaxin Gayur Cement Co, Ltd, is constructing this plant with capacity of in the Yovon district. Plant construction began on 15 September 2011 and is now nearing completion, according to reports by Asia Plus. Currently there are five cement plants operational in Tajikistan with ...