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Power Cement to become No 2 in south Pakistan

09 October 2019, Published under Cement News

Power Cement Ltd (PCL) is set to complete the brownfield expansion at its existing production site by adding a new line of 7700tpd (2.5Mta), taking the plant’s total capacity to around 3.4Mta. The project is currently in its testing phase and commissioning will start in 2020. Once online, the project will make the company the second-largest cement producer in southern Pakistan. The expansion project is meets IFC and World Bank environmental standards and is one of the most cost-efficient ...

National Cement Co opens new 1Mta line in Libya

18 February 2019, Published under Cement News

Ali Al-Issawi, Libyan Minister of Economy and Industry, and the board of directors of the National Company for Cement opened the 1Mta second production line at Zliten cement plant. Mr Al-Issawi said that the project marks the beginning of an industrial renaissance in the country and contribute to creating new employment opportunities for young people. "The new line will enable the National Cement Company to raise the total capacity of its production to more than four million tons annually,...

Kaspi Cement opens new 1Mta production line

12 February 2019, Published under Cement News

HeidelbergCement Georgia reports that they have carried out the full modernisation of the Kaspi Cement plant and have opened a new 1Mta production line. Preparatory works for the plant's modernisation project were launched in September 2016, with a US$100m investment in the project. The project was implemented with support from the Georgian Co-Investment Fund and Honeywell Partners. Within the project, a high-standard filtration system and special equipment for continuous emission control ...

Power Cement has 22% of new 7700tpd line erected

01 February 2019, Published under Cement News

Power Cement Ltd (PCL) reported its progress on its ambitious expansion plan to install a new 7700tpd line at its existing site in Sindh province of Pakistan. According to Tahir Iqbal, company secretary, during early 2017, equipment supply and supervision contracts were signed with FLSmidth and letters of credit were established. Construction and erection contract had also been finalised with China-based TEPC and the company has since been working actively to complete the project within du...

Cherat Cement Company completes third line

28 January 2019, Published under Cement News

Cherat Cement Company Ltd (CCCL) informed Pakistan Stock exchange (PSX) earlier this week that it has successfully installed and commissioned the third  production line, which has a cement  capacity of 6700tpd of clinker, along with a waste heat recovery plant at its existing location in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.   During the period, the company also installed Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines, in anticipation of the availability of gas. Currently a gas pipeline is being laid a...

Mission accomplished

28 November 2018, Published under Cement News

Last year saw the successful completion of ACC’s new 9000tpd clinker line at its Jamul works in India, expanding capacity at the plant by 3Mta. With stringent design criteria and timelines, main supplier KHD details its successful project journey with a particular focus on performance results from the raw material grinding and pyroprocessing sections. By Vaibhav Dixit, ACC-Jamul Cement Work, India & Ashok Kumar Dembla, Deepti Varshney & Prakash Patil, Humboldt Wedag India Pvt Ltd, India. ...

Bestway Cement records profits of PKR13.157bn

21 August 2018, Published under Cement News

Bestway Cement Ltd (BCL) has recorded a profit of PKR13.157bn (US$107.2m), down by one per cent YoY, in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2018. According to financial results received by Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 17 August 2018, the company announced an interim cash dividend of PKR0.3/share. No bonus or right shares were announced. The company's net sales increased to PKR77.11bn from PKR71.44bn in the same period a year ago. It incurred a distribution cost of PKR1.62bn against PKR1.5...

Akhangarancement begins construction of 3Mta kiln line

17 August 2018, Published under Cement News

Akhangarancement, a subsidiary of Eurocement (Russia), has started preliminary stages of the construction of a new dry process 3Mta kiln line in Uzbekistan. Construction is moving into the active phase with the construction site ready for large-scale works. At the same time, cement production at the existing kiln lines will continue at full volume. A new generation substation has been installed for the existing technological line to keep production going, and the construction of a new subs...

Maple Leaf Cement updates about expansion

13 July 2018, Published under Cement News

Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd has advised the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) about the company's progress on the implementation of the additional of 7300tpd clinker line at its Iskanderabad plant. The project will raise the plant's total grey cement capacity to 18,000tpd at a cost of INR25bn. The project cost is being financed approximately 17 per cent by way of right issue, 51 per cent through bank loans and the rest from internal cash generation. Letters of Credit (LCs) for supply a...

Bestway Cement starts dispatch from Farooqia Line II

03 July 2018, Published under Cement News

Bestway Cement Ltd (BCL) has started dispatches of cement from its new Farooqia Line II, having clinker capacity of 6000tpd, at Hattar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Local supply commenced on 20 June, according to Sehar Husain, company secretary, in a notice to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). Performance in 9MFY18 (July 2017-March 2018) BCL's cement production stood at 6.462Mt in 9MFY18, up by 13 per cent over last year's equivalent period. The local dispatches grew by 20 per cent, while exports ...