Attock Cement commences trial production at Iraqi grinding unit

Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd (ACPL) has further updated Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) about its Iraq project. Trial production at the newly-constructed cement plant has now commenced, according to company.

In the beginning of this year, the company also announced that the entire civil, mechanical and electrical work at its joint venture cement grinding unit in Basra, Iraq, was at the commissioning stage.

A local research house also highlighted that ACPL's 0.9Mta Iraq project is currently awaiting approval in terms of clinker imports before the commercialisation of operations – a process that is expected to take 3-4 weeks. If granted, a mix of local and imported clinker will then be used to produce cement at the plant.

ACPL has succeeded in exporting a huge quality of clinker and cement both in bags and bulk to UAE, South Africa, Iraq, Sri Lanka and many other countries. In addition, the company also produces low-alkali cement.