Cement News tagged under: new plant
Egyptian government announces award of three new plant licences01 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Egyptian Industrial Development Authority has today announced that three firms have been successful in their bids to build new cement plants, local media reports. The licences, which will permit the construction of new integrated works with between 1.5 and 2.0Mta capacity, were awarded to El Sewedy Cement, South Valley Cement and a third firm, identified in the article as Egyptian Cement. El Sewedy, which currently has around 2.3Mta of cement capacity, will be permitted to build a ... |
Tanzania: Lake Cement plans new plant in Bagamoyo29 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsLake Cement Ltd announced it will invest US$150m in a new cement plant in Bagamoyo, Pwani Region, Tanzania, with a production capacity of 1.4Mta. Construction is due to commence mid-2017, with completion expected to take approximately two years. The plant will use limestone sourced from the project area. Lake Cement also operates a 1Mta plant in Kimbiji, Kigamboni District. The Kimbiji plant’s product is sold countrywide, as well as exported to Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic ... |
Morocco: Cemos announces plans for Tarfaya plant25 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsMorocco’s Challenger magazine has reported that Jersey-based Cemos Group plans to construct a MAD3bn (US$296m) cement plant in Tarfaya in the country’s southwest. The 1.6Mta integrated plant will utilise local deposits of oil shale as an energy source. In this way, Cemos – which is a portmanteau of Cement from Oil Shale – hopes to keep costs down, paving the way to allowing it to export some of its production to west Africa. Cemos had originally intended to exploit the 1bnt oil shale d... |
Cambodia: new plant proposal22 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsA meeting between Chinese-owned Cambodia Capital Mineral Resources Co (CCMRC) and the Ministry of Mines and Energy saw Li Xiao Ming, CCMRC president, put forward the idea of building a cement processing plant to boost supply for the country’s construction industry. The meeting between CCMRC and the Ministry intended to seek government support before any feasibility studies begin. Minister Suy Sem implied that the project will receive government approval. Meng Saktheara, secretary of state... |
Gaza residents oppose new cement plant22 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsIn October 2016 Sanad Construction Industries (SCI) announced the launch of the first phase of a project to build a cement plant in a vacant lot in the West Bank. This first phase would see the construction of the plant’s crusher following the company obtaining approval from the Ministry of Economy and Minister of Local Environment Quality Authority (EQA). However, when representatives from SCI visited the lot this month to conduct a land survey, residents of the Arab al-Rashaida area adjace... |
Zimbabwe: PPC commissions its Harare grinding unit15 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsPPC Zimbabwe says it expects to increase exports into the region after commissioning a US$85m grinding plant in Harare which will double the firm’s cement production capacity to 1.4Mta. "We have to intensify our efforts to try capture that market but already we are at a disadvantage because the manufacturing cost in Zimbabwe is pretty high. So to compete in those markets will be pretty difficult but we are looking at the benefits that will come from this increased capacity," said PPC Z... |
Indonesia: Semen Baturaja plant due online in 201715 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsPresident of PT Semen Baturaja, Pamudji Rahardjo, announced that the state company would bring its second cement plant online next year. The Baturaja II plant is currently under construction with a planned production capacity of 1.85Mta. The new plant represents a IDR3.4tn (US$254.5m) investment. The funds will be raised partly (IDR1.27tn) via initial public offering, IDR1.3tn in loans and the rest put up by the company. "Currently we are facing weak demand in the country’s cement mark... |
Guatemala: Cemento Regional enters the market14 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsCemento Regional has started operating a plant in Escuintla, Guatemala, which has capacity to produce 8000 bags of cement per day with its new Cemengal Plug&Grind ® Classic grinding plant. Cemento Regional has invested US$12.2m in the construction and commissioning of the 12tph modular grinding plant, which will supply the product to its three stores in the department of Guatemala. "...Cemento Regional will start selling in its branded stores in El Naranjo, Calzada La Paz and on the ... |
Laos: 5000tpd plant to be completed by 201811 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsVientiane Hongshi Saythirath Cement Co is due to begin construction on its new 5000tpd dry-process plant in Vientiane’s Hinhuep district, with completion estimated for 2018. The project represents an investment of US$300m. Vientiane Hongshi Saythirath Cement is owned by China-based Hongshi Holding Group, which holds a 70 per cent share, while Saythirath Group, Laos, commands the remaining 30 per cent. The new plant will focus its exports on Thailand, with the remainder of supply being ... |
Vietnam: three new plants intensify competition08 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsIn 2016 Vietnam's cement industry has added three new production lines, bringing the total capacity to 88Mta, significantly ahead of the country's 59-60Mt cement consumption, and representing an increase of approximately six per cent compared to 2015, reports local media. The new lines of Vissai Cement Group Co Ltd and at Long Son Cement, located next to each other in the province of Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, and the market launch of their products in the same time, caused further pressures in a... |