Southern Province Cement commissions third mill, Saudi Arabia

Southern Province Cement Company started commissioning its third mill at the Jazan plant on 27 January 2013. The commissioning period is expected to be completed by 15 March 2013.

The contract for the mill was awarded to Christian Pfeiffer of Germany. The scope of supply comprised the delivery of all mechanical and electrical equipment, the design, the supervision of civil works, the steel structures, the mechanical and the electrical installations and the trial operations.

The project, which was self-financed by Southern Province, boosts the capacity of the Jazan plant by 50 per cent.