Cement News tagged under: new capacity
Fauji Cement announce plans for greenfield project14 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsFauji Cement Company Ltd (FCCL) has announced plans to set up a greenfield project. The Pakistan-based company currently operates a 3.43Mta cement plant in Jhang Bahtar, Attock District. Fauji Cement achieved 85 per cent capacity utilisation in the first quarter of FY2017-18, an increase from 72 per cent recorded in the year-ago period. The company also reported a rise in local dispatches in the same period, to 642,166t from 556,710t of the corresponding quarter the previous year. Expor... |
Zambian economic zone to establish cement plant13 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsA US$500m cement plant is expected to be set up near the Lusaka South Multi-facility Economic Zone (LS-MFEZ). The plant will help in boost development at the zone through provision of cement in line with the requirements of industry and infrastructure under construction in the area. LS-MFEZ Acting Managing Director, Mukela Lubasi, said on Monday that with the ongoing developments at MFEZ, it is necessary that cement plants are closer to the project to cut down on production costs. The LS-... |
Gansu Qilianshan to invest US$24m in Tibet cement JV12 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsGansu Qilianshan Cement Group Co Ltd plans to invest CNY159.25m (US$24.08m) to set up a cement joint venture in Tibet with a registered capital of CNY450m. The new investment will be named Lhasa Cast Qilian Cement Co Ltd. |
UltraTech Cement to build new Rajasthan plant and new Satna limestone mine11 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement have announced a decision to construct a 3.5Mta integrated cement plant in Pali, Rajasthan. The cement plant represents an investment of INR18.5bn (US$287.4m) and is expected to begin commercial production by June 2020, according to The Hindu. UltraTech's new plant will supply the market in western Rajasthan and bring the company to a total of 50 plant locations across India. In addition, UltraTech Cement is planning a limestone project and crushing unit at Tehsil Ra... |
New 7Mta cement facility planned in Tanzania06 December 2017, Published under Cement NewsTanzania is expected to see the construction of a new 7Mta cement plant as part of a two-phase US$2.35bn Chinese investment over 10 years that will also include the building of a coal-fired power station. Some US$1bn will be invested in a new cement works in the first five years of the initiative, according to the Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC). Sinoma and Hengya Cement’s new plant is expected to raise capacity in the country to 17.8Mt. Tanzania’s government expects to earn at least US... |
PPC plans Western Cape mega plant30 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsPPC is planning to build a new large-capacity plant in the Western Cape, South Africa. The company is expected to make a formal announcement about the new works next year, according to Business Report. Johan Claassen, interim CEO of PPC, said the company had decided to carry out a feasibility study on a larger-than-previously planned facility at its Riebeeck works. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the previous project had been approved, but the revised scope of the new pla... |
Confidence Cement to commission new plant end-December29 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsConfidence Cement will commission its new cement plant in Bangladesh at the end of December, doubling the company’s total cement capacity to 4500tpd. The new works will help to meet the country’s increasing cement demand, which is expected to surpass the 25Mt mark in 2018, according to The Global Cement Report, 12th Edition. Bangladesh aspires to become a middle-income country by 2021 and sustained growth in recent years has seen its infrastructure deficit widen. Through the Seventh ... |
Anhui Conch27 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsAnhui Conch Cement has ordered a hydraulic drilling rig for its cement production project in TongChuan, Shaanxi province, China. The US$1.7m rig is being supplied by Atlas Copco and is due for delivery in February 2018. It will be installed at the limestone mine supplying the company’s cement plant in Tongchuan. Once completed the facility will have a cement production capacity of around 4500tpd. Meanwhile, hot weather in Indonesia has enabled Anhui Conch subsidiary, South Kalimantan Cem... |
Dangote27 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement has officially opened its new works in Mfila, Republic of Congo. The 1.5Mta facility, which began operations in the 3Q17, cost US$300m and is the largest plant in the country. The inauguration marks the fifth plant to be commissioned by Dangote across Africa in the last two years and makes the company the largest integrated cement producer in the CEMAC region, which includes Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Congo. Situated on the road b... |
Anhui Conch to resume Indonesian project with US$240m credit27 November 2017, Published under Cement NewsAnhui Conch Cement has issued guarantees for loans likely to include US$90m facility provided by the company’s Indonesian branch, according to Anhui Conch investor relations. This is in addition to the 10-year US$151.5m loan applied for by its subsidiary Pabrik Semen China Conch from the Export-Import Bank of China (EIBC) in support of the planned resumption of the development of Pabrik Semen China Conch in Inobonto, North Sulawesi. The project, which the Chinese cement producer initiated... |