Cement News tagged under: capacity expansion
Anhui Conch24 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsChina’s Anhui Conch is to build a new cement plant in the Terengulsky district of the Ulyanovsk region, Russia. The plant is believed to have a cement production capacity of 5000tpd. Work on the new facility is expected to begin in the 1Q18 with the plant becoming operational in late 2020-early 2021. Over the years, the company has constructed or invested in 14 companies in five different countries. In September 2016 it was reported that Anhui was interested in acquiring a stake in Pakist... |
UltraTech Cement24 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsAs part of its ongoing expansion plans, and hot on the heels of its acquisition last month of Jaiprakash Associates Ltd and Jaypee Cement Corporation Ltd, UltraTech cement has announced it is to build a new integrated cement plant in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, India. The greenfield plant will have a cement production capacity of 3.5Mta and is expected to begin production in the 4QFY19. Costing INR26bn (US$403m), the new facility will enhance UltraTech’s presence in central India and increase ... |
Nova Cimangola’s new clinker line enters service17 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsNova Cimangola has inaugurated its new 2Mta clinker line in Cacuaco, enabling the country to become self-sufficient in clinker production. The expansion raises the capacity of the plant, which sits on an 687ha site, to 3.8Mta. The project represents an investment of US$300m. Around 220 new jobs were created for the operation of the works with 85 per cent filled by local people. |
Algeria’s GICA to produce 20Mta of cement by 2019-2013 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsAlgeria’s Groupe Industriel des Ciments d’Algérie (GICA) will increase its production to 20Mta by 2019-20, said company spokesperson Azzeddine Asfirane. The increase in output will be possible due to the expansion of the company’s cement works at Chlef, Ain El Kebira and Zahana and the commissioning of two new cement works at Sigus (Oum El Bouaghi) and Béchar. Ain El Kebira, which entered service last February, is expected to ramp up to its full 3Mta capacity by February 2018 while Ch... |
Cal & Cemento Sur doubles capacity09 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsGrupo Gloria has announced that the expansion of the Cal & Cemento Sur plant in Caracoto-Juliaca, Puno in southern Peru is in full swing. The project will double the current 1000tpd capacity following a US$80m investment. The upgraded plant is expected to come online at the end of this year. Cal & Cemento Sur will dispatch its product, Cal Viva, to the mining sector. |
Ada plant completes modernisation programme02 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Ada plant (LafargeHolcim group) unveiled its upgraded plant at its Ada, Oklahoma, USA, after a three-year modernisation project. The investment focussed on construction of a new kiln line designed to meet and exceed emission limits, improve operational performance and increase capacity to meet market growth. As a result, cement capacity at the the plant is anticipated to increase by 20 per cent to 682,000tpa. Throughout the three-year project, the modernisation of the Ada faci... |
Assisting Maryneal’s expansion10 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe modernisation and expansion of Buzzi Unicem’s Maryneal cement plant has enabled it to more than double capacity to 1.2Mst as well as reduce its environmental footprint. PCI Process Consultants was tasked with providing site assistance for this recently-completed, major North American plant project. By PCI Process Consultants Inc, Canada. The new Maryneal plant began operations in June 2016 – just 24 months after mobilisation of construction contractors on site Headquarte... |
Cementos Molins to raise capacity by 4.4Mta09 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsIn the next three years Cementos Molins plans to invest EUR350m to increase its capacity by 4.4Mta. The company currently has projects in Argentina, Colombia and Bangladesh. In Argentina the company will invest EUR100m in its joint venture with Votorantim, Cementos Avellaneda. The sum represents about half the investment required to add 0.2Mta at the Olavarría unit this year and expand capacity at the San Luis works to 0.9Mta by 2019. Meanwhile, in Colombia Cementos Molins and its pa... |
Elementia invests US$250m in Mexican cement plant24 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsElementia anounced it will invest US$250m in the expansion of its Tula cement plant in Hidalgo, Mexico. The project will see capacity at the works rise to 1.5Mta. The contract for the design, equipment supply, construction, installation and commissioning of the 3000tpd clinker plant was awarded to Fives FCB via its subsidiary Trituradora. The expansion is expected to be completed in mid-2017. |
Côte d'Ivoire: LafargeHolcim plans to double output potential from May20 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsAs of May, LafargeHolcim intends to double its production capacity in Côte d’Ivoire to 2Mta. The expansion will primarily be the result of a new crusher with a capacity of 1Mta, which is currently being installed. "Lafarge Holcim CI is now, more than ever, organised to meet the increasing demand of the market. The construction of our new crusher will be completed within a month. It's a big investment that will allow us to produce an additional million tonnes of cement incrementally, st... |