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Battambang Conch Cement inaugurates plant in Cambodia

01 June 2018, Published under Cement News

 The Battambang Conch Cement Co Ltd inaugurated its US$230m plant in Battambang province, Cambodia, on Thursday. The facility was constructed within 18 months and is expected to have a total production capacity of 5000tpd, according to the Phnom Penh Post. "Our cement factory, together with others in the industry, can supply the market’s needs and compete with imported cement on quality and price," said Vinh Hour, company CEO. While cement currently costs US$90/t, Mr Hour was optimist...

Chip Mong See Cement inaugurates plant

09 February 2018, Published under Cement News

Chip Mong Insee Cement Corporation has inaugurated its 2Mta plant in Kampot province, reports Reuters. Last Thursday’s ceremony was led by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. The facility was set up to meet the rising demand from the country’s construction sector, according to Hun Sen. The value of construction projects in the country rose 22 per cent YoY in 2017, reaching US$6.4bn.

Dangote Cement inaugurates plant in Rep of Congo

23 November 2017, Published under Cement News

Dangote Cement will inaugurate its 1.5Mta cement plant in the Republic of Congo on Thursday. The plant is expected to create approximately 1000 jobs and will become Dangote's 10th fully-operational plant in Africa. The US$500m works produced its first bag of cement on 7 August. Unaudited 3Q results show that the new plant has almost doubled the size of the cement sector in Congo, according to Vanguard. Meanwhile, Dangote Cement saw an increase of 7.5 per cent in pan-African cement sal...

McInnis Cement inaugurates plant

26 September 2017, Published under Cement News

Monday, 25 September saw the inauguration of the 2.3Mta McInnis Cement plant in Port-Daniel-Gascons, Canada. In the presence of more than 200 guests, primarily suppliers and subcontractors and McInnis employees, the chairman of the company’s board, Laurent Beaudoin, said: "We got there, factory, quarry, terminal. The cement plant that has been talked about for so long and that the Gaspésiens have waited with patience, this grand project is officially taking off. " Recalling that its object...