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Kenyan cement producers to increase clinker capacities by 4.4Mt/yr by 2023

26 October 2021

Kenya: Cement companies are in the process of expanding their total clinker production capacity by 70% to 10.7Mt/yr by 2023 from 6.3Mt/yr. The Business Daily newspaper has reported that six producers – Bamburi Cement, East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC), Karsan Ramji & Sons, National Cement, Rai Cement and Savannah Cement – will add a total of 4.4Mt/yr to their clinker capacities.

Global Cement News previously reported that Kenya faced a 3.3Mt/yr national clinker shortage on 13 October 2021. Domestic producers are in the process of lobbying the government to raise the duty on imports of clinker to 25% from 10%.

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Corporación Noroeste completes Cementos Balboa acquisition

18 October 2021

Spain: Corporación Noroeste has completed its acquisition of Cementos Balboa. The companies agreed to the deal in June 2021. Agencia EFE News has reported that the acquisition brings parent company Votorantim Cimentos’ installed cement capacity to 57.4Mt/yr globally.

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Rain Industries increases Kurnool grinding plant’s capacity to 2.8Mt/yr

15 October 2021

India: Rain Industries has expanded the capacity of its Kurnool grinding plant in Andhra Pradesh. Reuters News has reported that the expansion enlarges the plant’s capacity by 38% to 2.8Mt/yr from 2Mt/yr.

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UltraTech Cement to commission 1.2Mt/yr-worth of new cement capacity in Eastern India in October 2021

14 October 2021

India: UltraTech Cement says that it will commission a total of 1.2Mt/yr-worth of additional cement capacity in Eastern India throughout October 2021. The company invested US$53.1m in the new infrastructure.

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Ambuja Cements’ Marwar cement plant commences commercial cement production

04 October 2021

India: Ambuja Cements has commenced commercial production at its new 3Mt/yr Marwar cement plant in Nagaur, Rajasthan. The plant has and an additional 2Mt/yr of grinding capacity. The Orissa Diary newspaper has reported that the producer invested US$316m in its construction. The Marwar cement plant increases Ambuja Cement’s installed capacity by 20% to 29.7Mt/yr.

Managing director Neeraj Akhoury said “Ambuja has ambitious growth plans to expand its capacities in India, and the Marwar plant is a step in that direction. We are very proud that it is a ‘green plant’ designed to meet our ambition for a sustainable future. The plant has deployed all modern equipment and technology to produce cement in a more environmentally friendly manner. It has a waste heat recovery (WHR) system that converts waste heat derived during the production process into energy.”

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JK Cement completes Nimbahera cement plant upgrade

30 September 2021

India: JK Cement has successfully completed an upgrade of Line 3 of its Nimbahera, Rajasthan, cement plant. The upgraded line has a 30% expanded capacity of 6500t/day, compared to 5000t/day previously.

The plant produces some cement for export to countries including Bahrain, the UAE, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania.

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Birla Corporation to increase cement capacity by 92% by 2028

30 September 2021

India: Birla Corporation has announced plans for a 92% increase of its installed cement production capacity to 30Mt/yr by 2027 from 15.6Mt/yr. The company’s upcoming 3.9Mt/yr Mukutban cement plant near Nagpur, Maharashtra, is scheduled for commissioning in early 2022. The impacts of the Covid-19 outbreak increased the project’s cost by 12% to US$370m from US$330m. The Times of India has reported that the group’s next phase of expansion will focus on the operations of the former Reliance Cement Company. Birla Corporation acquired the company in 2016.

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Dalmia Cement commences operations at expanded Kapilas cement plant

27 September 2021

India: Dalmia Cement has begun cement production at the new 2.3Mt/yr Line 2 of it Kapilas cement plant near Cuttack in Odisha. The plant now commands a production capacity of 4.0Mt/yr.

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Raysut Cement to launch Duqm grinding plant in late 2021

24 September 2021

Oman: Raysut Cement has said that it will commission its upcoming 1Mt/yr Duqm plant, the country’s first clinker grinding plant, in late 2021. The cost of the project is US$30m. The company’s global capacity target is 10Mt/yr by 2022 and 22Mt/yr ‘in the near future.’ It operates the 3Mt/yr Salalah cement plant in Oman and holds minority stakes in three East African grinding plants.

Support services and business development chief Yousef Ahmed Alawi Alibrahim said “This has been a challenging year for manufacturing industries in general, but RCC has been able to negotiate the hurdles with effective planning focusing on health and safety.”

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Cemex Latam Holdings to expand Guatemala City grinding plant

16 September 2021

Guatemala: Cemex Latam Holdings plans to invest US$25m in installing a new mill at its 500,000t/yr Guatemala City grinding plant. The company says that the mill will increase the plant’s capacity by 80% to 900,000t/yr.

Cemex South America, Central America and Caribbean president Jesus Gonzalez said "This investment reinforces Cemex's commitment to Guatemala's development and reflects our confidence in the favourable outlook of the economy in the country and the region." Gonzalez added “We are excited about expanding our offer of products and solutions to the market which contribute to sustainable construction, like Vertua, our family of net-zero and low carbon products."

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