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Chettinad Cement receives clearance for Odisha grinding plant

04 August 2017, Published under Cement News

Chettinad Cement Corp has received approval from the Odisha’s State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) to establish a grinding plant.   The project will have a capacity of 2Mta and is to be located at Kalinga Nagar Industrial Complex.   The Government of Odisha has been actively trying to create a conducive business environment to encourage companies across the country to set up or expand their business in the eastern Indian state.    

Nepal-China JV due to start operations in 2018

02 August 2017, Published under Cement News

Hongshi-Shivam Cement Private Ltd, a Nepal-China joint venture company, is aiming to start cement production in March 2018, according to a senior company official. Shiva Ratna Sharada, director of the joint venture company, told Xinhua News that construction work on the 6000tpd plant is in full swing. The factory is being constructed at Nepal's southwestern district of Nawalparasi and its mine site is located in neighbouring Palpa district. The new volumes will primarily serve the domes...

New Salboni cement plant launched by JSW Cement

21 July 2017, Published under Cement News

JSW Cement, part of the JSW Group, has launched its state-of-the-art Salboni cement plant in Bengal. The largest cement plant of its kind in the state, the facility has a cement capacity of 2.4Mta and will produce premium Portland Slag Cement (PSC) grade cement. JSW Cement has targeted the eastern markets gain market share. JSW Cement will market its brand through a TVC campaign. This will be the largest ad spend by any cement brand in the eastern part of India, claims Millenium Port...

DG Khan Hub plant to start production by year-end

19 July 2017, Published under Cement News

DG Khan’s new US$300m Hub cement plant in Balochistan province, Pakistan, will begin production by December 2017, according to a local brokerage house. The Express Tribune reported yesterday that Shajar Capital said it along with its clients paid a visit to the construction site to assess the process which “as per the project management is expected to come online by the end of calendar year 2017.” The company has set the target to complete its civil work by September 2017 and move into ...

Votorantim Cimentos inaugurates new Sivas plant

06 July 2017, Published under Cement News

Votorantim Cimentos on Wednesday inaugurated its new plant in Sivas, central Turkey, continuing the company’s strategy of geographic diversification with investments in markets with high growth potential. Involving an investment of EUR140m, the new plant has a capacity of 1.8Mta and will replace the company's old Sivas facility, located about 500km from the capital Ankara and 900km from Istanbul. “This expansion makes our Sivas operation not only more competitive and efficient, but also be...

Ambuja Cements receives state nod for new grinding plant

04 July 2017, Published under Cement News

Odisha's State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) on Friday gave Ambuja Cement the go-ahead to construct a 1.5Mta cement grinding unit. The LafargeHolcim group's Indian concern has proposed the facility be established on 125 acres of land at Jharsuguda, according to Business Standard India.

Conch to begin Ulyanovsk plant construction in 2018

28 June 2017, Published under Cement News

Anhui Conch Cement of China plans to begin construction of a cement plant in Russia's Ulyanovsk region, in spring 2018, local media have reported citing the press office of the region’s Russian Development Corp. "At the moment, a legal entity has been established and the first staff recruited to coordinate all activities carried out under the project. The design work has begun. In spring of the next year, the company plans to start construction,” Sergey Vasin, director of the Ulyanovsk Reg...

New plants in the pipeline for Andhra Pradesh

15 June 2017, Published under Cement News

Three Indian companies have proposed to set up new plants in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Business Standard (India) reports. According to the state government, Chettinad Cement Corp plans to set up a grinding unit and cement plant in Vizag and Guntur districts, respectively, with start-up scheduled for March 2019. Meanwhile, KCP Ltd is to set up a plant in Krishna district, the first phase of which is due to begin operations in a year's time. Rain Group, which also ha...

EMG planning new Egyptian plant

15 June 2017, Published under Cement News

The Electro-Mechanical Design Group (EMG) is conducting preliminary studies for the construction of a  new ce ment plant in Egypt having secured the cement licence prospectus documents. Vice chairman Islam Solaiman, told Daily News Egypt that the plant will be in Foukah area in Marsa Matrouh. It will serve  demand for cement in the governorate and possibly export to Libya and other Arab countries in the future.

Ecocem may get planning approval for grinding mill

08 June 2017, Published under Cement News

Ecocem may be allowed go ahead with a proposed €45m grinding mill in the US after a local council voted to stall a final decision on its planning application pending the outcome of a report. Ecocem’s US subsidiary, Orcem Americas, is appealing a decision by planning commissioners in Vallejo, California, to refuse it permission to build a grinding mill on the city’s waterfront on environmental grounds. The Irish Times reports that Vallejo city council, which heard the appeal, voted to di...