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ABB integrates Oman Cement Company’s Muscat plant’s three lines in single digital control system
02 February 2021Oman: Switzerland-based ABB has completed a digital systems overhaul at Oman Cement Company’s (OCC) Muscat cement plant. The supplier says that by integrating the plant’s three production lines with its ABB Ability System 800xA product it will optimise performance across the lines, boosting operational efficiency, increasing availability, lowering costs and driving sustainability. It says that it has also replaced older controllers in their final lifecycle phase with AC800M models. Teams from OCC and ABB collaborated to complete the engineering, supply, installation and commissioning of the ABB systems.
OCC head of instrumentation and control Bashar Al Farsi said, “Cement production is a core industry for Oman, serving and enabling a self-sufficient construction industry. With the long-term support of ABB we have added to this strength and look forward to continued success, now with the latest digital control system across our three process lines. We have already identified time and cost savings, and will drive towards greater efficiencies and sustainability targets as we aim to be the number one cement manufacturing company in the Sultanate.”
OCC has been a customer of ABB since 1978.
Oman: Raysut Cement has held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 9MW waste heat recovery (WHR) unit at its Salalah cement plant. The Times of Oman newspaper has reported that China-based Sinoma Overseas Development will undertake the engineering, procurement and construction work on the project.
The producer said that the installation “Will contribute significantly to our ambitious targets such as reducing power consumption by 25 - 30%, reducing CO2 emissions and above all reducing in water consumption by more than 50%.”
Raysut Cement’s revenue grows by 7% to US$235m in 2020
18 January 2021Oman: Raysut Cement’s revenue grew by 7% year-on-year to US$235m in 2020 from US$219m in 2019. Its profit after tax increased to US$36.5m from US$5.88m.
Oman: The Consumer Protection Authority (CPA) has intervened to suspend operations at a cement producing facility in Al Dhahirah Governorate. The Times of Oman has reported that the suspension results from repeated complaints to the CPA’s consumer protection department about product quality. The operation is also suspended from selling its goods.
Duqm Cement Factory secures funding for Duqm grinding plant
16 December 2020Oman: Raysut Cement subsidiary Duqm Cement Factory has signed a deal with Ahlibank for a US$21m loan for the construction of its Duqm grinding plant in Al Wusta Governotate. The grinding plant will produce ordinary Portland cement (OPC), Portland limestone cement (PLC) and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS), according to the Times of Oman newspaper. Construction of the plant started in November 2020.
Raysut Cement chief executive officer (CEO) Joey Ghose said, “We would like to extend our sincere gratitude and appreciation to Ahlibank for financing the Construction of Duqm Cement Factory’s new grinding plant in Duqm Industrial Estate. Through strategic partnerships with the public and private sectors, the bank has ensured the all-round development of Oman’s diverse sectors. The new cement plant will spur economic activities in around the Duqm Industrial Estate and thereby bring more and more businesses to the region.”
Raysut Cement wins seven awards at Best Employer Brand Awards 2020
14 December 2020Oman: Raysut Cement received a total of seven awards at the Oman Best Employer Brand Awards 2020 and the Gulf Cooperation Council Best Employer Brand Awards 2020. Group chief executive officer (CEO) Joey Ghose won CEO of the Year at both the Oman and GCC awards. In the former, the company also won Best Use of Technology in the Workplace, Promoting Health in the Workplace and Training Provider of the Year. At the regional awards it won the Talent Management and Leaders of Tomorrow awards.
Acting deputy CEO Salim bin Ahmed bin Alawi Al Ibrahim said, “We operate beyond Oman - in the UAE through our subsidiary Pioneer Cement Company, in Yemen through associates and in East Africa through trading offices as well as new investments. We have also invested in Georgia and have recently acquired a terminal in the Maldives too. We will be expanding further and will be present in different parts of the world supporting infrastructure development in various geographies with Omani clinker and cement. Last year RCC acquired Sohar Cement Company and we believe that our success lies in our highly motivated, skilled and trained employees who deliver the best quality we are known for.”
Raysut Cement inaugurates leisure facilities
14 December 2020Oman: Raysut Cement has inaugurated new leisure facilities at the Al Wafa Social Centre in Salalah. The company oversaw the establishment of a rehabilitation hall and hydrotherapy facility and reequipped the centre with new sports equipment.
Salalah cement plant general manager Mohammed Ahmed Aideed said, “The opening of this project comes within the company's strategy for social responsibility which covers the support for Al Wafa Social Centre in Salalah.” He added, “Today we inaugurate this project, which is one of the fruits of this strategy approved by Raysut Cement Company’s Board of Directors.”
Iranian cement production grows by 14% to 36Mt in first half of year
18 November 2020Iran: Cement production rose by 14.4% year-on-year to 35.6Mt in the first half of the local calendar year that started in March 2020 from 31.1Mt in the same period in the previous year. The sector exported 5.8Mt of cement with a value of US$128m to 28 countries according to the Mehr News Agency. India, Afghanistan, Russia, Iraq, Qatar, Kenya, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China and Oman were among the export destinations of cement.
Raysut Cement breaks ground on Duqm grinding plant project
11 November 2020Oman: Raysut Cement has held the groundbreaking ceremony for its new 1.0Mt/yr Duqm grinding plant. The project will cost US$30m. Chief executive officer (CEO) Joey Ghose said that, when operational, the plant will “contribute significantly to our ambitious capacity expansion targets of 10Mt/yr by 2022, which is expected to be further scaled up to 22Mt/yr in the near future. Secondly, it will help us generate more employment opportunities, aiding our efforts to enhance social and economic progress in Oman.”
The company acquired the lease to the site in the Port of Duqm in September 2019 as part of an on-going series of ‘calibrated’ investments in “locations where demand is high and locally available additives are at close proximity.” Ghose added, “Our aim is to develop Raysut Cement into a global leader in cement manufacturing, supply and exports, and the development of Duqm is an important element in this strategy. Our expansions are dovetailed to the opportunities that exist and are upcoming in the markets we focus on, for instance in East Africa - a booming market for the next 50 years.”
Construction of 3.5Mt/yr Duqm cement plant set to begin in Oman
27 October 2020Oman: Duqm Cement Projects International (DCPI) is set to begin construction of its new 3.5Mt/yr-capacity integrated cement plant at the port of Duqm. The Times of Oman newspaper has reported the value of the company’s investment in the plant as US$435m. DCPI said, “The economy of scales resulting from the envisaged capacity of 10,000t/day, coupled with the latest technology, would help us in achieving our aim of becoming one of the most efficient cement producers in the region.”