Cement News tagged under: new plant
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. |
Zambian prices expected to come down11 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsCement prices in Zambia are expected to drop further with new capacity investments being lined up, according to the country's Commerce, Trade and Industry Permanent Secretary, Siazongo Siakalenge. Mr Siakalenge said two Chinese investors, namely, Jidong Development Group and Sino Construction Limited, had expressed interest in setting up two cement plants in Lusaka and Ndola, respectively. "Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the two companies in China in April thi... |
Vietnam: Song Lam project 'facing financial difficulties'21 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe Vissai Cement Group, which is building the 12,000tpd Song Lam Cement Plant, has announced that ground clearance has already reached about VND240bn (US$11m). As a result, the group has reported 'facing financial difficulties' and is also struggling with the costs of clearing the path for a road between the plant site and an existing grinding facility. The project involves two production lines, each with a clinker capacity of 6000tpd. It was originally expected that the plant would pro... |
FLSmidth to supply DG Khan new plant, Pakistan13 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth has signed a contract worth EUR57m with DG Khan Cement Company Ltd to supply engineering and equipment for a 8500tpd greenfield cement plant in Pakistan. The plant will be located in Hub in the province of Baluchistan approximately 30 km northwest of Karachi, Pakistan. DG Khan Cement Company Ltd is a major cement producer in Pakistan and part of the Nishat Group which is one of the largest conglomerates in the country. The first contract between DG Khan Cement Company Ltd and FLSmi... |
Loesche LM 56.3+3 vertical roller mill for new Turkish cement plant25 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsBiberci Insaat has ordered a Loesche LM 56.3+3 clinker grinding VRM for a new cement plant in Konya, in the central Anatolia region of Turkey. The company, which specialises in infrastructure works including road construction, water conduction lines, sewerage, natural gas, etc, is now venturing into the cement industry with this greenfield project. The Loesche 56 3+3 mill will have a capacity to produce 200tph or OPC at 3800Blaine, with a gearbox capacity of 5400kW. Delivery is ... |
Limak Holdings eyes Mozambique entry25 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsTurkish conglomerate Limak Holding says it will invest US$150m in a 2Mta cement factory in Mozambique. Limak chairperson, Nihat Ozdemir, said his firm would create least 500 jobs during the first phase of the factory to be built in the Maputo port area. Limak has major interests in construction, cement, electricity and tourism in Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Albania and Macedonia. |
Dangote Cement planning Asian market entry18 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement is reportedly planning to enter the Asian cement market with the construction of a cement plant in Nepal. Quoting Aliko Dangote, Bloomberg reported that Dangote Cement Plc should complete a factory in Nepal by the end of 2017. It has received 90 per cent of the regulatory approvals needed to start construction in the south Asian nation hit by two earthquakes this year, he said. The company is expected to invest US$400m to build the cement plant with a capacity of as much as ... |
EPC contract signed for new Limak cement works, Turkey02 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsChina's Sinoma International Engineering Co signed a contract on Friday with Turkey's Limak Holding to build a US$155m cement factory in the capital Ankara. The factory will have a capacity to produce 5000ptd of cement, Limak officials said during a signing ceremony for the equipment, procurement and construction (EPC) contract. Construction is expected to take 20 months and Sinoma expects to complete it in the first quarter of 2017. |