Cement News tagged under: new plant
CIMAF lays foundation stone for Mali plant13 February 2024, Published under Cement NewsCIMAF laid the foundation stone for its new Mali factory on 9 February 2024 in Natien, a commune located in the Sikasso region. The Minister of Industry and Trade, Moussa Alassane, was present at the ceremony. This new unit will have a production capacity of 1Mta of cement, expandable to 2Mta, and will It generate at least 300 direct jobs and 2000 indirect jobs. The completion date has been set at 23 months, with a start-up date of February 2026. |
UltraTech Cement commissions Rajpura plant31 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement ( Aditya Birla Group ) has announced the commissioning of a 2.6Mta greenfield grinding plant at Rajpura , Punjab, India. This project forms part of the 22.6Mta capacity expansion announced in June 2022. The additional capacity will help UltraTech service the markets in Punjab. With the plant’s commissioning, the company’s total grey cement manufacturing capacity in India now stands at 135.59Mta. |
Adani Group ponders new cement plant in Godda22 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsAdani Group is considering to build a cement plant in Santhal Pargana, having set up a 1600MW thermal power plant in Godda that will come on-stream mid-2024. A company spokesperson said: “In keeping with our groups expansion plans, we are considering a feasilbility study to set up a cement plant, most probably in Godda.” The proposed plant will use fly ash from the company’s existing power plant. Currently, an ACC plant, acquired lat year by the group, is receiving the fly ash as a ... |
Wonder Cement announces Tulsigam grinding plant02 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsWonder Cement Ltd has announced the setting up of a new production facility at Tulsigam, Gujarat, India. The 2Mta Tulsigam unit is set to augment the brand's manufacturing capabilities, seamlessly integrating with its existing production lines. "Each strategic move, including our new Tulsigam grinding unit, is aligned with our commitment to cater to Bharat’s evolving infrastructural demands. We're poised for continued growth and are deeply committed to quality, innovation, and societal ... |
Cement factories in Wallonia receive decarbonisation funding boost14 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsHolcim , CBR and Compagnie des Ciments Belges (CBB) are among five industrial companies based in the Wallonia region of Belgium to receive a EUR346m finance package to halve their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Half of the financial package is being publicly financed by Wallonia and Europe. The cement producers will have assistance in halving their CO 2 emissions, along with steel makers Industeel and Aperam. The five heavy-industry manufacturers are among the largest GHG emitters ... |
East Africa Portland Cement Co announces new clinker line project06 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsEast Africa Portland Cement Co (EAPCC) is planning a KES30.53bn (US$200m) clinker line in Kajiado county, Kenya. The plant, which will have a clinker capacity of approximately 5000tpa, will be located on a 300-acre greenfield site. EAPCC ( Holcim Group ) says the clinker will be used for cement production in the domestic market with the surplus being exported to neighbouring countries. Clinker produced at the company’s Athi River factory is not of a high enough standard at present w... |
Oman Cement’s profits swell22 November 2023, Published under Cement NewsIn the first nine months of 2023, Oman Cement Co (SAOG) ( Hauxin Cement Group ) earned profit after tax of OMR7.355m (US$19.1m), compared to OMR4.638m in the corresponding period of the previous year, marking growth of 59 per cent YoY. According to the company, it has continued its efforts to overcome the adverse impact of the rise in prices of some major cost elements, and extensive efforts have been made in this direction in the current period, with better cost management and sustained e... |
CIMAF constructing calcined clay plant in Burkina Faso08 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsCIMAF , part of the Omnium des Industries et de la Promotion (OIP) group, is constructing a calcined clay quarry 60km northwest of the existing CIMAF Bobo Dioulasso grinding plant and installation of an additional calcined clay processing line. In 2021 the group began development of a new Corporate Sustainability Framework which includes a group decarbonisation programme with the aim of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The IFC announced it would provide a loan of up to... |
Ecocem to build limestone filler plant in Dunkirk09 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsEcocem France and Carrières du Boulonnais (CB Green group) have created a joint venture to build a filler grinding unit. The new plant will produce 600,000tpa of limestone filler that will partly replace clinker in the composition of cement to decarbonise its product line. The unit will be built near the Ecocem site at Port l'Ouest, Dunkirk. The joint venture is gradually expected to invest over EUR60m in the project. The current site produces cement from Arcelor Mittal's steel sla... |
Sinoma to build cement plant in Iraq12 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsSama Samawa Industries Commissioner revealed an agreement with Sinoma to establish a cement factory in Muthanna Governorate, southern Iraq. While stating that the production will reach 7000tpa, the director of the Chinese company affirmed that the factory will be operational by 2025. Taha Mashat, commissioner of Sama Samawa Industries, stated: "The project aims to produce various types of cement, with daily production reaching 7000t and an annual output of 2Mt." Mr Mashat added, "The c... |