Cementir, which completed the deal to acquire Aalborg Portland Cement at the end of October, has moved quickly to extend the leading position in white cement that came with the Danish acquisition. A €7.5m deal has been concluded that gives an entry into the manufacturing of white cement in China by the purchase of the Anqing White Cement plant in Anhui. This is the larger of two plants operating in that location and has an annual capacity of 0.1Mt. Plans already exist to double capacity at the Anqing White Cement works, a move that would make the plant count among the top three producers of white cement in China. This further expands Aalborg Portland Cement’s white cement manufacturing base in Asia, where it is already active in Malaysia and in Sinai.