Cement News tagged under: new plant
DMCI Holdings considering cement debut06 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsPhilippine conglomerate DMCI Holdings plans to enter the cement business with the potential construction of a cement plant to make use of low-grade coal and vast limestone reserves in Antique’s Seminar Island. Speaking to local press, DMCI Chair and President, Isidro Consunji, said the plant could initially produce 5000tpd of cement. DMCI units Seminar Mining and Power Corp are already mining coal on Seminar Island. “DMCI is doing development work,” Mr Consunji said, adding that a 40M... |
Dangote Cement's Congo plant nears completion02 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement Plc is close to completing its new US$300m cement grinding plant at Bouansa in the Republic of Congo and plans to commence production this month. With the project the company hopes to boost its production capacity by at least 1.5Mta and help the Nigeria-based multinational achieve its target of being a major cement exporter on the continent. The Plant Director for Congo Operations, Ganapathy Balasubramanian, stated that the Congo plant cost XAF133bn (US$300m). The new gri... |
Karen National Union asked to cancel its cement plant plans02 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsKaren National Union received a petition by nearly 1000 residents from Mon State asking to cancel a quarry and a cement factory planned for construction in a mountain pass, near the township of Thaton, Myanmar. The Min Lwin Mountain is sacred to the locals and the planned projects could lead to deforestation, extinction of wildlife, land disputes as well as pollution, local residents claim. A committee gathered over 900 signatures on its latest appeal, which was sent to the KNU on 27 May.... |
ACC considers Telangana plant construction23 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsACC Ltd is considering setting up a cement plant in the southern Indian state of Telangana, a senior official from the LafargeHolcim company told local press. Speaking to reporters from the Telangana Today, Philip Mathew, chief manufacturing officer of ACC, said: “We have recently set up one plant in Chhattisgarh and the effort is stabilising it. We hope to set up a similar plant here." Mr Mathew added that the new plant would likely have a capacity of around 3Mta. |
FLSmidth wins North African plant project18 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth has won a EUR100m contract to build a 12,000tpd greenfield cement plant in North Africa. The contract includes engineering, equipment supply, construction supervision, commissioning and training and the plant will mainly supply cement to its local market. "We are extremely proud to have been chosen as the preferred supplier of this cement plant. It marks the culmination of a close collaboration between the customer and FLSmidth, enabling us to deliver a state-of-the-art cement pla... |
Semen Indonesia Rembang plant ready for 1H17 start19 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsSemen Indonesia has said it will commence production from its cement plant in Rembang, Central Java, in the first half of 2017. Company president director, Rizkan Chandra, said the cement producer respects the results of a meeting held at the Presidential Staff Office in Jakarta last week. “In view of the results of the meeting, as the remaining issue was [to address] Watuputih CAT [groundwater basin], Semen Indonesia will begin production in Rembang. We expect to start commercial opera... |
Pakistan: Gharibwal Cement to site new plant in Haripur30 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsIn an announcement to the Pakistan Stock Exchange, Gharibwal Cement has said that has been awarded a licence to prospect for limestone in Haripur district with a view to establishing a new cement plant. On 29 March Gharibwal was among 14 firms that were given permission by the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to establish a new cement plants in the province. Today’s announcement indicates that Gharibwal’s new unit will be located in Haripur, just to the north of Pakistan’s capital, Islama... |
Cameroon: LafargeHolcim launches construction of EUR42.6m cement plant30 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim Maroc Afrique has launched construction of a new 0.5Mta plant in the Cameroonian locality of Nomayos, near Yaoundé. The new project required a total investment of EUR42.6m (US$45.7m). The plant project has been launched via Cimencam, LafargeHolcim Maroc Afrique’s local branch, and is expected to increase Cimencam’s annual production to 2Mta. With the addition of the new plant, Cimencam will control Cameroon’s cement monopoly and be able to meet both domestic and foreign d... |
Lebanon: Ain Dara plant project attacked by gunmen14 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsGunmen opened gunfire at a cement factory in the Mount Lebanon town of Ain Dara after the town's residents refused the establishment of factories in the area over health issues, the National News Agency reported on Monday. NNA said the assailants, who were not identified, opened gunfire at an under construction cement factory that belongs to the Fattouch family in Ain Dara in the outskirts of Dahr al-Baydar. Pierre Fattoush, a brother of MP Nicolas Fattoush, wants to establish a huge p... |
Canada: Colacem is still battling to win approval for its 1.16Mta plant10 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsColacem Canada is uncertain about its prospects to build a cement plant in L'Orginal in eastern Ontario, Canada. The company needs permission from both tiers of local government, but it is in dispute with the Champlain Township's decision to vote against the project, and the cement company may have to take its proposal to the Ontario Municipal Board to win approval. Colacem Canada is seeking permission to put a cement plant on about 56ha (138 acres) beside its existing quarry operation... |