Cement News tagged under: capacity expansion
UltraTech commissions 1.3Mta Dalla expansion31 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement Ltd announced the commissioning of the 1.3Mta expansion to its Dalla Cement Works in Uttar Pradesh, India. As a result, the plant’s cement capacity is now 1.8Mta and the company’s total capacity in India is 115.85Mta. |
Adbri provides Kwinana update23 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsAdbri Ltd reported that the upgrade of its Kwinana cement plant in Western Australia, originally budgeted at AUD199m (US$137.3m), is likely to see a 15 per cent hike in costs, taking into account inflationary and supply chain pressures. The upgrade is expected to consolidate most of the cement producer’s Western Australia’s operations at the plant and increase annual production capacity by 36 per cent to 1.5Mta. The company said the upgrade was ~25 per cent complete on 30 June 2022 wh... |
Vietnam's Xuan Than Cement to commission Line 3 in October10 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsVietnamese cement producer Xuan Than Cement is expected to bring online its third line, with a cement capacity of 4.5Mta, at the end of October, according to local media. Upon completion, the production line will increase the company’s total capacity in Ha Nam province to 10Mta. The 2.3Mta Long Thanh project is also expected to be commissioned this year. It will add to an already-high cement supply in the 64Mta market. |
GCC invests US$750m to expand Odessa capacity04 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsGCC plans to invest US$750m to expand its production capacity at its plant in Odessa , Texas, USA. The project will increase cement production capacity by more than 1Mta and reduce the plant’s greenhouse gas intensity by 13 per cent, according to a statement sent to the Mexican Stock Exchange. "GCC will carry out the project at the Odessa plant because the US market is developing faster and represents savings in freight compared to the plant located in Chihuahua, Mexico," it said. The... |
Pisco for Peru12 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsCaliza Cemento INKA is active in the Peruvian cement and concrete sector and has been supplying the country’s central region with cement since 2007. Now the company is looking forward to bringing its Pisco grinding plant online. ICR speaks with Carlos Choy, Caliza Cemento INKA’s CEO. At Cemento INKA’s Caliza plant, the kiln is currently out of action and the plant only operates 0.5Mta of grinding capacity ICR: How did the founding of the company come about in 2002? And what did... |
Nuvoco Vistas to open 1.2Mt grinding plant29 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsNuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd , India's fifth-largest cement group, is planning to set up a 1.2Mta grinding plant at its existing works in Bhiwani , Haryana, as part of its expansion in the North region of the country. According to the company, the new grinding facility will aid full utilisation of clinker production in the region. Its flagship brands - Concreto, Duraguard and Double Bull - offer a mix of products across all price points, with Double Bull the fastest growing cement brand in th... |
Dai Duong Lines 3 and 4 under review22 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsVietnam’s Ministry of Construction has proposed Thanh Hoa’s provincial authority to review the construction of Lines 3 and 4 of Dai Duong JSC to avoid a glut in supply, according to local media. The approval of the new lines will raise the country’s cement capacity to 150Mta by 2025, surpassing the government target. The provincial authority also has to seek consultation from the ministry for the project. In 2020-21 the cement company started construction on Lines 1 and 2 at Nghi Son eco... |
Kesoram to boost cement capacity to 15Mta22 June 2022, Published under Cement NewsKesoram Industries Ltd, part of the B K Birla Group, announced that its plans to increase its cement production capacity to 15Mta from 11Mta. The expansion plan will take 3-4 years to complete, according Mr P Radhakrishnan, whole-time director and CEO of Kesoram industries. The increase is cement capacity represents an investment of INR3.5bn-5bn (US$44.8m-64m). Kesoram Industries planned to increase capacity by 1Mta by debottlenecking and then add a kiln to the existing facility to decre... |
Cementos Melon inaugurates new grinding unit25 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsChile-based Cementos Melón has officially inaugurated its new grinding unit about 8.5km north of Punta Arenas in the country’s southern Magallanes region. The new 0.25Mta plant represents an investment of US$45m and is expected to produce 80,000t of cement in its first year as it ramps up capacity. At the inauguration, Cementos Melón General Manager, Jorge Eugenín, said: “For us Magallanes has always been an interesting market, its consumption is comparable to cities in developed count... |
SOBOCE invests in the future24 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsAs Bolivia’s economy slowly recovers from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, domestic cement producer Sociedad Boliviana de Cemento (SOBOCE) accelerates its digital transformation process to meet market demand more effectively. By Sociedad Boliviana de Cemento SA, Bolivia. Sunnier times for the Bolivian cement industry? (Pictured: SOBOCE’s El Puente plant) Bolivia’s economic recovery and particularly the construction sector’s revival is not yet at full speed with the restart ... |