Cement News tagged under: new capacity
Kenyan President Kenyatta inaugurates US$280m clinker plant09 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsKenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta inaugurated a new cement clinker plant on 7 February. National Cement Co invested US$280m in the 1.2Mta clinker plant as well as a 15MW power plant, located between Merrueshi and Mbirikani, Kajiado County, south of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Mr Kenyatta said: “These jobs will teach our young people vital skills. These jobs will build the economy of this county. And these jobs that will have a multiplier effect right across the country.” He highligh... |
Chip Mong See Cement inaugurates plant09 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsChip Mong Insee Cement Corporation has inaugurated its 2Mta plant in Kampot province, reports Reuters. Last Thursday’s ceremony was led by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. The facility was set up to meet the rising demand from the country’s construction sector, according to Hun Sen. The value of construction projects in the country rose 22 per cent YoY in 2017, reaching US$6.4bn. |
Cemex speeds up Maceo opening08 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsCemex Latam Holding has confirmed that it is solving the legal issues that prevent the opening of its new plant in Maceo, Antioquía, Colombia. The inauguration of the works was postponed in May 2017 after authorities found the plant did not have all required permits to start operation. Jaime Muguiro, the company’s president, said the company was still awaiting authorisation for the capacity expansion. At present, capacity is limited to 0.25Mta, but Mr Muguiro indicated that the facili... |
New Honduras plant for Cementos Argos02 February 2018, Published under Cement NewsCementos Argos has announced plans to build a new cement plant in Choloma, Honduras. The new grinding centre, with a production capacity of 0.44Mta, is expected to be commissioned by the end of the year. "We chose this location because it is an industrial municipality and that facilitates the arrival of new investments," said Gustavo Uribe, general manager of Argos Honduras. Cementos Argos plans to invest around HNL500m (US$21.2m) and boost production capacity by 30 ... |
Philippines: a clean bill of health31 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsMore than a year has passed since President Rodrigo R Duterte took office in the Philippines and the country’s cement market continues to see strong growth. However, incumbents face challenges in the form of increasing imports and new entrants. Additional capacity is needed as key players fight to retain their market share. By Manas Tamotia, LEK Consulting, Singapore. Republic Cement, a joint-venture between CRH and Aboitiz Equity Ventures, has invested some US$300m to increase cli... |
Gezhouba Group's Shieli plant scheduled for December start-up30 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsChina's Gezhouba Group Cement Co Ltd (GGCC) plans to commission its first 1Mta cement plant in Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan, in December. Lee Min, the CEO of GGCC, discussed the construction of the cement plant in Shieli, Kyzylorda, with regional head, Krymbek Kusherbaev, reports Kazinform. Mr Kusherbaev also suggested GGCC to explore the prospects for construction of a second cement plant with a capacity of 0.75Mta in the Zhanakorgan district of the Kyzylorda region. The plant's products ... |
Sinoma requires project finance for Phase III of Thanh Thang30 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsSinoma International Engineering Co Ltd is seeking project finance from international financial institutions to build the third phase of a 6000tpd Thanh Thang project in Ha Nam province, Vietnam, Inside International Industrials quotes the company’s General Manager, Mr Chen. The estimated total project investment is US$220m. Sinoma signed the EPC contract with Thanh Thang Cement Group in May 2017. However, the subdued economy has resulted in the slow progress of the third phase. The initia... |
Power Cement announces progress of expansion26 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsPower Cement Limited has released a progress report regarding its brownfield project in Nooriabad, for the quarter ending 31 December 2017. The expansion is expected to increase plant capacity by 2.5Mta to 3.4Mta, at an estimated cost of PKR24.9bn (US$224.8m). The company plans to commission the new capacity by the last quarter of FY19, ending 30 June 2019. Power Cement has already provided letters of credit for the PKR10bn order for supply of engineering and equipment from FLSmidth. The ... |
Ecebol Oruro plant ready for trial in September26 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsEmpresa Pública Cementos de Bolivia (Ecebol)’s plant in Caracollo, Oruro, is expected to be ready for its trial run in September, according to the country’s Minister of Productive Development and Plural Economy, Eugenio Rojas. "The cement plant of Oruro de Caracollo we will do the test in September, at the end of the year we would be starting to operate or in the last case in 2019,” he said. |
Indocement to commission terminal26 January 2018, Published under Cement NewsIndocement Tunggal Prakarsa expects to complete construction of its new cement terminal in Palembang in the first quarter of 2018, according to Indonesia Investments. The terminal will have a 1Mta capacity once the project is commissioned in March. In December 2017, Indocement began production at its 4.4Mta plant in Citeureup, West Java, bringing the company’s total capacity to 25Mta. However, the facility is only expected to utilise 75 per cent of its capacity due to the current oversupp... |