Cement News tagged under: New project
Dalmia Cement plans new 2Mta plant03 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Dalmia Cement is planning to set up a new 2Mta grinding plant in Bokaro, Jharkhand, according to the state’s government. The company is expected to invest INR5.77bn (US$77.14m) in the construction of the plant, with work scheduled to begin this month and set to be completed within a year. |
Dalmia Bharat sees 11% climb in revenue28 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Dalmia Bharat has reported a 10 per cent decline in net profit to INR2.09bn (US$27.93m) during the September quarter of FY21-22, compared with INR2.32bn in the year-ago period. “In spite of unprecedented cost-related headwinds across regions, our razor-sharp focus on operational efficiencies and execution has helped us contain our costs and deliver industry-leading performance,” said the company’s managing director, Puneet Dalmia. Consolidated revenue from operations was up 11.4 p... |
Roof collapse at Lafarge Zimbabwe may impact performance28 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement Zimbabwe has announced that a roof collapse at one of its cement mills is expected to have a negative impact on the group’s overall business performance in the final quarter of 2021. "The necessary measures to restore the structures and restart the mills have commenced and are well under way," Faithful Sithole, the company’s secretary said in a statement following the incident earlier this month. Elsewhere, work on the installation of a new VRM at the facility is underway an... |
Rain Cements completes grinding expansion project15 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Rain Cements (Rain Industries) has completed a capacity expansion at its cement mill in Boincheruvupalli village, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh. The unit’s cement grinding capacity has now been increased from 2.033Mta to 2.795Mta. |
UltraTech Cement commissions 1.2Mta of new capacity13 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s UltraTech Cement has commissioned 1.2Mta of new cement capacity, which is the first phase of the 19.5Mta capacity expansion project announced in December 2020. Additional cement capacity of 0.6Mta was commissioned at its Patliputra cement works in Bihar, which takes the unit’s capacity to 2.5Mta. The remaining 0.6Mta was put into operation at its Dankuni facility in West Bengal, taking its capacity to 2.2Mta. The company’s total cement manufacturing capacity in India now stands at ... |
West China Cement signs MoU for four projects worth US$800m06 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe government of Mozambique and West China Cement have reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding regarding four industrial investment and development projects, with a total value of US$800m. The projects include a cement plant, a thermal energy generation facility and two glass factories. "The group of West China Cement intends to continue its investments in Mozambique, attentive to the good business environment and to one of the government’s five-year goals, which is to generate mo... |
International Cement Korday plans new 1.5Mta project27 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsKazakhstan’s International Cement Korday (International Cement Group Ltd) has entered into a joint venture agreement with Nurzhan Shakirov for the construction of a cement plant in Jambyl, Kazakhstan. The new project, Korcem LLP, is expected to have a new 3500tpd dry process cement clinker production line and represents an investment of approximately US$150m from internal sources and third-party financing. The new plant will increase the group's current annual cement production capacity b... |
Lafarge Poland's Malogoszcz plant modernisation set to begin23 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe foundation stone for Lafarge Poland's Małogoszcz plant modernisation has been ceremonially laid, which signals the beginning of construction of a new rotary kiln. Małogoszcz is expected to produce one of the most environmentally friendly cements on the Polish and European markets, according to a press release. The investment in the project, supported by Krakow Technology Park, is worth over EUR100m. It is expected to result in approximately 20 per cent less CO 2 emissions as the ... |
Oman Cement plans brownfield project14 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsOman Cement is reportedly planning to proceed with a brownfield expansion of its cement works, which would see it increase clinker capacity to 15,000tpd from 8700tpd. The company is expected to construct a new 10,000tpd line and upgrade its Line 3 from 4000tpd to 5000tpd, while decommissioning its two older lines. It has contracted PEG Resources (Switzerland) to carry out the technical study, alongside the tendering and contracting process. |
DMC prepares power supply for new project02 September 2021, Published under Cement NewsEthiopia-based Derba Midroc Cement (DMC) and Sinohydro Construction Ltd have signed an ETB330m (US$7.24m) contract for a power expansion project that will allow the factory to double production and receive sustainable energy. The project to install the 132kV unit is expected to be completed within 14 months and will be supervised by Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP). DMC plans to begin production on its second production line within the next six months. It will have the same capacity as its f... |