Crimea's sole cement producer, JSC Bakhchysarai Factory Stroyindustriya, is to be modernised. The company intends to upgrade from the wet-process to semi-dry manufacturing, which will increase its production capacity to 1.2Mta of cement, while considerably reducing the cost of production.
The main process equipment will be supplied by domestic equipment suppliers companies. JSC Bakhchysarai Factory Stroyindustriya is the principal supplier of construction materials for the federal target programme "Social and economic development of the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol city to 2020".
The integrated factory has two kiln lines and four cement mills with a design capacity of 517,000tpa and a TM Ekomix dry mortar production line with a capacity of 30,000tpa and a network of concrete batch plants.
The Bakhchysarai marlstone deposit located in immediate proximity to the factory provides high-quality raw materials for cements of grades 32.5-52.5.
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