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Algeria: Groupe des Ciments d’Algérie (GICA) has signed two agreements with CBMI, a subsidiary of Sinoma, to build a new cement plant in Bechar and upgrade the Zahana plant at Mascara. The agreements were signed in the presence of Industry and Mines Minister Abdessalem Bouchouareb, China's ambassador to Algiers Yang Guangyu and the chief executive officers of GICA and Sinoma, according to the Algeria Press Service.
The Bechar cement plant will have a cement production capacity of 1Mt/yr and it will be run by the Saoura Cement Company. The upgrade work at Zahana cement plant has an investment of US$344m. A new 1.5Mt/yr production line will be built at the site run by the Cement Company of Zahana. Work at both sites is planed to be complete in 2018.
India: Barak Valley Cements intends to expand its cement plant at Karimaganj, Assam. Its cement grinding plant at the site will be upgraded 1000t/day from 750t/day. Other improvements will also be made to its clinker production line without increasing its overall capacity.
Tanga Cement to start building new kiln
31 May 2016Tanzania: Tanga Cement plans to build a new clinker kiln that will increase its clinker production capacity to 1.2Mt/yr from 0.5Mt/yr. The upgrade is expected to cost US$135m, according to East African Business Week.
“This additional capacity is expected to satisfy the consistent demand for cement from both the Tanzanian market and markets beyond the country's borders into the immediate future,” said Lawrence Masha, Tanga’s chairman of the board of directors, at the company’s annual general meeting.
Cemento Andino reports second line 70% complete
27 May 2016Venezuela: Cemento Andino has reported that work on its second production line at its cement plant in Candelaria, Trujillo is 70% complete. The new line will be completed in 2017. The US$103m line has a 1.12Mt/yr clinker production capacity and a 1.36Mt/yr cement production capacity. At present the cement plant has a clinker production capacity of 0.75Mt/yr. The plant was nationalised by the Venezuelan government in late 2006.
India: Ambuja Cement has completed a 0.9Mt/yr capacity upgrade at its Sankrail grinding plant in West Bengal. The US$50m upgrade was commissioned on 24 May 2016. The cement grinding plant has increased its production capacity to 2.4Mt/yr from 1.5Mt/yr. The upgrade was originally announced in late 2012.
Georgia: HeidelbergCement Caucasus has announced that it will spend US$120m on upgrading its Kaspi cement plant in the Shida Kartli region. HeidelbergCement will work with the Georgian Co-Investment Fund (GCF) and Hunnewell Partners, a private equity firm, on the project, according to government news source Agenda.ge.
Most of the budget will be spent on building a new dry cement production line at the site. The remainder will be invested towards developing the plant’s supporting network of ready-mix concrete and aggregate plants. Construction will start in July 2016 with completion intended for mid-2018. The three companies also said that they are investigating expanding their production base in west Georgia after completing the Kaspi plant expansion project.
Heidelberg Cement started operating in Georgia in 2006 after it acquired a stake of 75% in SaqCementi. It operates two integrated cement plants in Kaspi and Rustavi, a grinding plant in Poti and a cement terminal in Supsa.
US: Lafarge North America has scrapped plan to expand its Joppa cement plant in Illinois. One of the two kilns at the plant was shut in 2012. However, the company announced it was restarting this kiln and planning on building a third kiln in 2015, according to the Paducah Sun newspaper. The subsidiary of LafargeHolcim blamed the cancellation on poor market recovery for its products. Production is expected to continue at the cement plant using its existing two kilns. No job losses are anticipated.
Austria: A TEC are working on plans to increase kiln output with coarse and lower calorific fuel at the LafargeHolcim Mannersdorf cement plant. The intention is to increase the alternative fuels substitution rate to 100%. Other work being conducted includes lowering emissions and reducing pressure drop in the preheater tower. A higher separation efficiency of the top stage cyclones will also be achieved with increased production capacity.
A TEC will lead on the project as an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor. The execution of the project will be performed in collaboration with the Czech company Aliacem s.r.o. Přerov. Erection works will start in September 2016 and the whole project will be finished in March 2017.
Oman: Raysut Cement Company (RCC) has recently launched a new silo at its cement plant in Salalah. The storage capacity of the new silo is 20,000t. It has a diameter of 30m and a height of 43m. RCC say it is one of the largest silos in the region.
The silo contains three compartments with a capacity of 3000 - 12,000t. It is designed to hold Ordinary Portland Cement, sulphate-resistant cement and oil well cement. The silo also contains two units for the loading of bulk cement with a delivery rate of 300t/hour. Weighbridges have been fitted beneath the silo to allow direct weighing of bulk cement before it is packed. The new silo will feed a proposed packing plant with 150t/hour of cement. This new packing plant is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2016.
RCC intends to use its new silo and packing plant to target local and international markets.
Paraguay: Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) has reported progress on upgrade projects at its cement plants in Vallemi and Villeta. At its plant in Vallemi the company is continuing work on upgrading the fuels that the kiln can use. The project is expected to save up to US$22m/yr. CIE is conducting the work and the launch is scheduled for January 2017.
INC is also building a cement grinding plant at Villeta. The new mill is being built by Sinoma for a cost of US$11.5m and is scheduled for delivery in August 2016. It will have a cement production capacity of 80t/hour or be able to produce around 800,000 bags/month of cement. INC also plans to start operating a pozzolan drying unit at Villeta in September 2016.