Cement News tagged under: plant expansion
Capacity in Pakistan inches ahead24 May 2018, Published under Cement NewsThe capacities of Pakistan's cement industry in the north and south of the country are regularly being expanded. As a result, total cement capacity in Pakistan is on track to increase from 47Mta in FY17 to 56.6Mta by the end of FY19. Bestway Cement (BWCL) has reportedly started trial production at its 1.8Mta brownfield cement plant in the north. According to market sources, the commercial operations are expected to begin by 15 June 2018, contrary to earlier expectation of commencem... |
Irish Cement granted permission for Limerick plans10 March 2017, Published under Cement NewsLimerick City and County Council has granted Irish Cement planning permission for an extension to its facility in Mungret. A spokesperson for the local authority stated permission for the development has been granted subject to 16 conditions, which were not fully disclosed. |
Algeria: GICA to build cement plants01 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsGICA signed two agreements on Tuesday in Algiers with Chinese equipment manufacturer CBMI (a subsidiary of Sinoma) to build a new cement plant in Bechar and extend the plant in Zahana (Mascara). Owned by GICA subsidiary Saoura Cement Co, the new plant in Bechar will have a capacity of 1Mta and is expected to start production in 2018. Zahana cement plant currently has a production capacity of 1Mta, which will increase the plant capacity 2.5Mta. Work on the extension of this plant is schedu... |
PT Semen Padang issued new forest mining licence11 May 2016, Published under Cement NewsPT Semen Padang has been granted land use of a forest area covering an area of 243.3ha in Indonesia. In accordance with IPPKH and Permit Mining limestone (IUP 412ha) owned since 1996, PT Semen Padang can continue its activities in excavating limestone in the Bukit Tarjarang area and in Bukit Karang Putih as it has done since 1910. The mining of limestone in Bukit Tarjarang is particularly associated with need for raw materials for the Indarung-VI cement plant, located at Indarung, distr... |
Medcem Cameroon starts production02 November 2015, Published under Cement NewsMedcem Cameroon, part of Turkey-based Eren Holdings, has commissioned its new plant in Yaoundé, Cameroon, after delays that saw the unit postpone the start of operations from March to June and October. The company’s output is sold in 50kg bags, which retail at CFA4750 (US$7.97), according to local press reports. |