Cement News tagged under: new plant
Dangote opens grinding plant in Cameroon, Zimbabwe works on the cards01 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement Plc has inaugurated its 1.5Mta cement grinding plant in Douala, Cameroon. In addition, the company laid the foundation for a 200m terminal in Base Elf area, of the Douala Port. President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, said he company has decided to begin work on the second phase of the plant, which will see the doubling of its capacity to 3Mta. Zimbabwe plans The company has also indicated its intention to open a US$400m cement plant in Zimbabwe with a capacity of 1.... |
VCM gets grinding project green light, Vietnam25 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsVietnam’s central province of Binh Dinh has granted approval to the Vietnam Construction Material Company (VCM) to establish a new grinding plant in the region. VCM can survey areas at industrial parks in the province for the 1Mta grinding plant, the Ministry of Construction said on its website on 21 August. The new project is expected to an involve an investment of VND600bn (US$26.9m), VCM said. (Source: Vietnam News Brief Service). |
New licences to be issued for Upper Egypt25 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsEgypt's Ministry of Industry and Trade is to grant new licences for cement factories in Upper Egypt governorates next September, according to local press reports. Minister Monir Fakhry Abdel Nour said during an interview with the "60 Minutes" radio show on Radio Masr that the new licences target meeting future needs of local market for cement until 2020. The ministry will announce the new licences after completing studies on them. (Source: Amwal Al Ghad). |
PPC24 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsPPC has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new 0.7Mta cement works in Msara, near Harare, Zimbabwe. The US$80m plant, which will become the company’s second facility in the country, is due to be commissioned in the second half of this year. The plant is currently under construction by China’s Sinoma International Engineering. “While our existing plant in Bulawayo has positioned us well in Matabeleland, it is clear that much of the country’s future growth centres around Harare and north... |
Anhui Conch24 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsAnhui Conch has reportedly signed an agreement to construct a 2Mta cement plant in Ulyanovsk, Russia. Located on the Volga River in the west of the country, Ulyanovsk lies 893km from Moscow. The new plant is rumoured to be costing US$274m. Cement demand is expected to be strong in the region following the announcement of over 325 infrastructure projects over the last five years. Over half of these are due to be realised in 2015-2020 with some planned to finish closer to 2030. In total the ... |
JSW Group resumes plans for Bengal plant, India21 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe JSW Group has proposed to build a 2.5Mta slag-based cement plant in Salboni, Bengal. Should everything proceed as planned, the Mumbai-based conglomerate may start the project next year. The company had originally signed an agreement with the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee-government to invest in a 10Mt steel and 1680MW power plant, which had included a cement unit to utilise the slag generated from the blast furnace plant. However, the project was put on hold in December 2014. But now the pl... |
Chinese company signs MoU for Pakistan plant19 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsA memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Punjab government and Chinese cement company Yantai Baoqiao Jinhong for the establishment of a cement plant, according to reports by the Business Recorder (Pakistan). Under the agreement, Yantai Baoqiao Jinhong is to establish the plant in Salt Range, Punjab province, involving an investment of US$350m. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif was the chief guest at Tuesday's ceremony, where the documents were signed by Dr Arsh... |
AllScan PGNA analyser selected for Emami Cement greenfield project, India18 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth India has placed an order with Realtime Instruments (RTI), Australia for delivery of an AllScan PGNA Analyser for FLSmidth’s contract to supply of a QCX lab automation and quality control system to Emami Cement Ltd, India. The site for this greenfield project is located near the city of Raipur in India. Delivery of the analyser for a stockpile application is scheduled for October 2015 with expected commissioning in the first half of 2016. In just three years after market introduct... |
PPC hosts groundbreaking ceremony for Zimbabwe plant11 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsPPC has held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 0.7Mta plant in Msasa, Zimbabwe. The US$80m plant will be the company’s second cement facility in the country. Speaking at the event, Njombo Lekula, the managing director of PPC, said the investment PPC was making in the Msasa plant was a vote of confidence in Zimbabwe’s future. “PPC Zimbabwe is looking to the future of the country, with today’s event providing a promise of things to come. While our existing factory in Bulawayo has positio... |
Conch reportedly planning Russian investment11 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsAnhui Conch Cement Co of China is planning to build a 2Mta a cement plant in the Ulyanovsk region of Russia, local press report. The estimated investment in the project is US$300m, according to Esmerk Russian News. |