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CalPortland officially opens new bulk cement loading station13 May 2019, Published under Cement NewsCalPortland announced the official opening of a state-of-the-art rapid fill bulk cement loading station at its Oro Grande, CA, cement plant during a ribbon cutting event on 9 May 2019. Loading stations 7 and 8 are the final steps in a plant modernisation programme that was originally undertaken in 2008, prior to the acquisition of the facility by CalPortland. A new finish cement grinding mill was commissioned in March 2019 which ultimately enables the plant to produce to its original de... |
Riddhi Siddhi's Nepal plant nears completion10 August 2018, Published under Cement NewsNepal’s Riddhi Siddhi Cement is planning to start commercial production at one of the country’s largest plants in Makawanpur within two months, as 80 per cent of the construction is now complete. "We are about to complete the construction work," said Rajesh Kharel, director of the company. "We have deployed around 1000 workers round the clock at the factory site to complete the construction on time." However, it will take more time for the facility to produce clinker. "Initially, we wi... |
Holcim Romania inaugurates new terminal12 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Romania has inaugurated a new cement terminal which involved an investment of RON12.5m (US$3.1m). The new terminal in the town of Roman, in the northeastern country of Neamt, will supply cement to local clients mostly, Holcim said in a press release. With an area of 13,120m 2 , the terminal is connected to the railway network and has loading and unloading automatic equipment. |
Votorantim Cimentos inaugurates new Sivas plant06 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsVotorantim Cimentos on Wednesday inaugurated its new plant in Sivas, central Turkey, continuing the company’s strategy of geographic diversification with investments in markets with high growth potential. Involving an investment of EUR140m, the new plant has a capacity of 1.8Mta and will replace the company's old Sivas facility, located about 500km from the capital Ankara and 900km from Istanbul. “This expansion makes our Sivas operation not only more competitive and efficient, but also be... |
Pakistan terminal begins commercial operations06 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsPakistan International Bulk Terminal Ltd (PIBT) has started commercial operations from the country's first and only common-user coal, cement and clinker terminal at Port Qasim, near Karachi. In May the company announced that the terminal commenced hot commissioning and achieved a significant milestone by handling the first coal cargo vessel of 41,000t. PIBT has invested around US$285m to establish the state-of-the-art mechanised, coal, clinker and cement bulk cargo terminal. Under a 30-... |
McInnis produces first cement21 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsMcInnis Cement announced the production of the first cement on Friday, 16 June 2017, in line with the company’s schedule. “This important milestone marks the work of hundreds of employees, workers and partners who have helped make our plant a performance model for the cement industry, both in terms of productivity and environment,” said Hervé Mallet, President and CEO of McInnis Cement. “With the production of the first cement, our team has commenced the various tests required in our labor... |
Ecocem launches second UK import terminal20 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsEcocem Ireland has increased its export capacity with the launch of its second UK-based bulk import terminal at Sheerness in the Port of Medway. Ecocem launches second UK import terminal involving an investment of GBP2.5m The import terminal which represents a GBP2.5m (EUR2.8m) investment has been developed in partnership with Peel Ports, to help Ecocem capitalise on the potential to supply the London/south east construction market, the company said in a statement. Its fir... |
New Nepal plant to begin production19 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsAnnapurna Cements, Nepal’s newest greenfield plant, is scheduled to go into commercial production by June-end, according to local press reports. “We have adopted advanced technologies and modern equipment,” Rajendra Rawat, director of the company told the Kathmandu Post. “We will be importing raw materials from India.” The factory plans to sell its products in Provinces 1, 2 and 3 in the first phase. Following Nepal's earthquake recovery, cement demand has grown to some 5Mta in 2016. The ... |
Aman Group inaugurates second grinding mill24 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsBangladesh’s Minister of Commerce, Tofail Ahmed, has inaugurated the Aman Group’s second grinding unit which is situated in Narayanganj, near the capital city of Dhaka. Loesche reported earlier this year that it has supplied a LM 56.3+3 CS vertical roller mill for the facility, named Aman Cement Mills Unit-2. The VRM has the capacity to grind 240tph of Portland and composite cement clinker with a fineness of 3200Blaine, or 175tph of ground granulated blastfurnace slag with a fineness of 450... |
UltraTech Cement commissions slag cement grinding works15 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement said it has commissioned a slag cement grinding works at Patliputra in Bihar, India. "The company has commissioned a 0.3Mta slag cement manufacturing capacity at its existing facilities at Patliputra in Bihar," UltraTech Cement said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. "This will bolster our capabilities to meet the growing demand for slag cement from the markets of eastern India," it added. With the commissioning of this manufacturing capacity, the company's cemen... |