Cement News tagged under: new plant
Kenya: KES12bn Pokot cement factory to be completed next year10 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsInvestors in the KES12bn cement factory in Pokot have pledged to complete the project next year after revising its implementation plan. The project was initially scheduled to end this year. CEO of the Cemtech Sanghi Group, Rajesh Kumar Rawal, has dispelled fears that the project may not take off. "Its a complex project but we are committed to completing it within the next 15 months so that it is commissioned," he told local newspaper, the Star. "We are on course to implement it because ... |
Financing concluded for Norm’s Azerbaijan plant24 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsA financing agreement was signed in Baku on 21 December by the General Director of Norm LLC, Hassan Yalchinkaya, and the Chairman of Pasha Bank, Farid Akhundov, paving the way for the supply of equipment from Germany for the new 5000tpd clinker plant. Under the agreement, the construction of Gyzyldash Cement by Norm LLC is guaranteed by Pasha Bank, while a USD22.3m long-term loan with a 7-year term has been arranged through German bank Commerzbank and export insurance agency Euler Hermes, ... |
Mali: new integrated Astro Cement plant to produce first cement06 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe latest addition to the cement industry of Mali, the Astro cement works located at Gangoterie is expected to be fully up-and-running on 21 December. The project, owned by Diamond Cement Mali (DCM), has a 1Mta cement capacity with a 0.5Mta clinkerisation unit installed at the village of Gangoterie, Bafoulabé, while grinding will take place at Ko-Gare in Kati, Koulikoro. The grinding facility has been operational since 8 June, when the first bag of cement with delivered clinker was produ... |
Secil plans to build second cement plant in Angola06 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsPortuguese group Secil plans to build a second cement plant in Angola in order to increase production from 280,000tpa to 1.8 Mta, the managing director of Secil Lobito, Augusto Miragaia, said in Lobito. The managing director said that the current needs of the Angolan market, which stand at between 4Mta and 5Mta of cement, justify construction of another plant, which is a project that the company has had in mind for a few years. Augusto Miragaia also told Portuguese news agency Lusa that... |
Uganda: new plant to lower cement prices06 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsKuwaiti-based, Dao Group plans to put up a third cement factory in Uganda to compete with Hima Cement in Kasese district and Tororo Cement in Tororo district. The company has branches in Iraq, Pakistan and the Middle East, mainly dealing in oil and gas, power generation and transmission as well as construction. The entry of a third player will come at a time when a 50kg bag of cement costs UGX32,000 (US$11.87), up from UGX27,000 (US$10) two years ago. Mohammad Aoun, the CEO of Dao Africa ... |
Gebr Pfeiffer to supply VRM to Scantogo26 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsSinoma-owned Chengdu Design & Research Institute of Building Materials Industry Co Ltd, the general contractor for Scantogo's new 5000tpd cement production line in Togo, has awarded Gebr Pfeiffer SE the contract for an MPS 5000 B vertical roller mill for raw material grinding. The new MPS raw mill for the HeidelbergCement-owned subsidiary will have a rated capacity of 410tph and has been designed to process raw material with a particularly-high moisture content of 15%. Apart from the s... |
Holcim continues Colombian feasibility study26 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsHolcim approved the continuation of the feasibility study to build a new cement plant in Colombia. According to Miguel Angel Rubalcava, Holcim’s president in Colombia, the investment is around US$600m. "We are evaluating the departments of Bolivar and Antioquia, as possible locations for its site but we have not decided," he said. The new 2Mta works would generate about 1000 direct and indirect jobs and would benefit from the latest technology, minimal environmental impact and maximum ... |
Lucky’s US$160m Vietnam investment short on raw materials26 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsChen Liang-chuan, the founder of the Taiwan-based Lucky Cement Corp, may see his US$160m into He Duong Cement Co, Nin Binh, Vietnam in 2008 evaporate as the project has found itself suddenly without adequate raw material sources, according to Venews. Chen Liang-chuan was awarded by the local government the right to mine a 72ha limestone field for 49 years. The project was approved by Nguyen and related ministries. However, just as the plant’s two new 4Mta production lines were about to st... |
Lucky Cement plans Indian plant23 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsPakistani cement producer Lucky Cement has expressed interest in establishing a manufacturing plant in India. “Currently, Lucky Cement is contemplating having a direct presence in India once it has achieved key understanding of the Indian market and the opportunities it may offer,” said a spokesperson. “At present, Lucky Cement is seeking guidance both from the Pakistan and Indian government authorities on the existing FDI policy.” If it is realised the investment would be a modest bu... |
Vanda Prima to build IDR1.4tn cement works23 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndonesian private cement producer Vanda Prima Listri announced plans to build a IDR1.4tn (US$145m) cement works in the Grobogan district of Central Jakarta. “If realised, the cement production per year is expected to reach one million tons,” said Bambang Darusalam, a commissioner at the company. Output is earmarked to meet demand in the nearby cities in Central java. The plan has been in the making since 1995, said the commissioner, but the global economic crisis forced it to the back... |