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Uzbekistan's cement imports rise 32% in 7M19

02 September 2019, Published under Cement News

In the first seven months of 2019, Uzbekistan has recorded a 32.3 per cent YoY increase in cement imports at a total value of US$105.6m, according to the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan. In the overall structure of building material imports, the share of cement has increased to 14.1 per cent. However, domestic cement production also rose 17.6 per cent to 5.399Mt in January-July 2019, compared with 4.69Mt in the year-ago period. Next month Uzbekistan is set to abolish the customs...

Construction of Akhangarancement's new line is 90% complete

02 September 2019, Published under Cement News

Construction of the new line at Eurocement’s Akhangarancement facility in Uzbekistan is now over 90 per cent completed, according to Ma Mingliang, general director of Beijing Triumph International Engineering Co. Around half of the 2,700t of metal structures delivered to the site have already been installed. At the same time, 4000t of equipment have already been delivered to the construction site. "The scale of construction, completed in just one year, is impressive," said Mikhail Skorokh...

Uzbekistan’s Akhangarantsement sets monthly shipment record

27 August 2019, Published under Cement News

Uzbek cement producer Akhangarantsement produced 1.1Mta, up 29 per cent YoY, in the first seven months of 2019. In July 2019 the company delivered 190,349t of cement, representing a rise of 34 per cent when compared with July 2018 and setting a new record. The growth in output is supported by the plant’s quarry, which mined more than 1Mt of limestone. The rise in quarry output confirm the reliability and efficiency of new mining equipment. The cement plant purchased Shacman dump trucks e...

AGMK contracted to supply cement to Afghanistan

16 August 2019, Published under Cement News

Uzbekistan’s Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine (AGMK) plans to ship several batches of cement to Afghanistan by the end of the year, after signing a number of supply contracts in July. The cement will reportedly be used for the construction of infrastructure and social facilities in the country, according to the company. The deliveries will be made from its Jizzakh and Sherabad plants. "The interest of Afghan companies in domestic cement is due to several factors. First, Sherabad c...

BusinessCem Tashkent 2019

14 August 2019, Published under Cement News

The 17th International Central Asian conference and exhibition will take place at the International Hotel in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, between 03-06 November 2019. Presentations will address the main conference theme of 'The Cement Industry and the Market'. Please visit www.businesscem.ru for more information.

Construction starts on new 1.5Mta Uzbek plant

25 July 2019, Published under Cement News

Construction of a new cement plant in Yanguikurgan district in Namangan region of Uzbekistan has been started. The works has a capacity of 1.5Mta and is built on a 40ha plot. Total cost of the investment is US$105m, of which Chinese investors contribute US$90m. The facility is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2020 and will provide 700 new jobs.

Tajikistan produces 1.6Mt of cement in 5M19

05 July 2019, Published under Cement News

Cement producers in Tajikistan have manufactured 1.575Mt of cement in the first five months of 2019, according to the Ministry of Industry and New Technology. In January-May 2018 output reached 1.473Mt while for the full year, over 3.844Mt was produced. Of this total, 0.619Mt was exported, 53,000t more than in the year-ago period. Uzbekistan was the largest importer with 0.346Mt, followed by Afghanistan (0.246Mt) and Kyrgyzstan (24,500t). The country’s current cement capacity is estimated...

Tajikistan's cement exports rise in 5M19

26 June 2019, Published under Cement News

Tajikistan has exported nearly 620,000t of cement over the first five months of 2019, with average monthly exports at around 124,000t. The total is over 100,000t more than in Jan-May 2018, according to Asia-Plus. In the 5M19 the country exported 346,000t of cement to Uzbekistan, 247,000t to Afghanistan and 27,000t to Kyrgyzstan, according to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT).

New US$400m cement plant in Jizzakh, Uzbekistan

20 June 2019, Published under Cement News

UTD Cement, a joint venture of two Germany-based companies and a private investor, will build a US$400m cement plant in Farishky district, Jizzakh, Uzbekistan. Construction of the new 4Mta works will take place in 2019-21 on a 74ha plot. The plant will provide employment for 1500 people. In terms of output, plans are for the production of 0.98Mt of M500 cement, 1.22Mt of M600 cement, 0.94Mt of M900 product and 0.86Mt of white cement. According to a resolution of the country’s Cabinet o...

Eurocement provides update on Akhangarancement

07 June 2019, Published under Cement News

Mikhail Skorokhod, president of Russia's Eurocement group, has provided an update on the company’s Akhangarancement project to the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The plans will see a group of industrial projects developed in Akhangaran, Uzbekistan. "The result of the cluster will be a production complex with an annual capacity of 5Mt of cement, 144,000m 3 of ready-mixed concrete, 30,000m 3 of concrete products, as well as other products. The company will make a significant...