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Great Lakes Cement prepares for June start-up

11 March 2021, Published under Cement News

Li Xing Jun, managing director of Great Lakes Cement, said he expected production at the cement plant in Kabimba, Democratic Republic of Congo, to start in June 2021, following rehabilitation of the facility, according to Agence Congolaise de Presse. A  joint team of Great Lakes Cement staff and the National Electricity Company have been working on the start-up of power supply of the plant, which is part of the rehabilitation of the Kalemie-Kabimba power line.

Namibia’s Whale Rock cement plant commissioning in October

30 July 2018, Published under Cement News

Namibia’s Whale Rock cement plant, built with Chinese investment, is expected to fully commission at the end of October, according to company spokesman Manfred Uxamb. The plant represents an investment of US$350m and is expected to produce 1.2Mta of Cheetah-branded cement. Production at the plant started in April . "Whale Rock Cement has already started with cement production in April and has entered the market in May 2018," Mr Uxamb said. "Our plant is built for a global market fr...