Displaying items by tag: grinding plant

India: The state investment promotion board of Andhra Pradesh has approved proposals by Chettinad Cement and KCP to build cement plants in the state. Chettinad Cement plans to spend US$210m towards building a grinding plant in Vizag and a plant in Guntur, according to the Economic Times newspaper. These projects are scheduled to start production in March 2019. KCP has allocated US$83m towards its project in Krishna with the first phase of operations due to start in mid-2018. However, media commentators have noted that the south of India is facing cement production over capacity.

Indonesia: Cemengal has completed the commissioning of a new modular grinding station Plug&Grind XL for Cemindo in Benkulu. This is the third unit that Cemindo has installed in the country.

Morocco: Cemengal says that a modular and portable grinding station Plug&Grind XL it is supplying for LafargeHolcim in Laâyoune is proceeding to schedule. No details regarding cost and production capacity have been disclosed but the model has a cement production capacity of up to 0.22Mt/yr and a total installed power of around 1500kW.

India: Orient Cement has signed a deal with Jaiprakash Associates to buy three cement plants from it for US$302m. The arrangement, which was originally announced in October 2016, includes a deal to buy a 74% stake in Bhilai Jaypee Cement for US$225m and the acquisition of the Nigrie cement grinding plant in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh from Jaiprakash Power Ventures for US$77m, according to the Hindu newspaper. Bhilai Jaypee Cement, a joint venture between Jaiprakash Associates and the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), has a 2.2Mt/yr integrated Portland slag cement plant in Satna Madhya, Madhya Pradesh and a grinding plant in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh.

The transaction will be funded by Orient Cement through a mix of internal accruals, debt and equity funding. The acquisitions will increase Orient Cement’s production capacity to 10.2Mt/yr from 8Mt/yr and it will grant it access to the central and eastern regions of the country.

Sri Lanka: A leaked letter from investment body the Agency for Development has revealed Chinese state pressure towards a tender for building a new cement grinding plant in the Hambantota investment zone. In the letter, reported upon by the News First television network, the head of the agency states that the Chinese Embassy asked that a Chinese investor, Sinoma Nanjing, be given priority for the project otherwise it would ‘lose confidence’ in the scheme. He added that the Chinese investors would pull out if other investors were also allowed to produce cement in the zone. The letter also reveals that the agency has proposed that Sinoma Nanjing form a joint venture with Ceylon Steel Corporation.

Guinea: Diamond Cement Guinea has been awarded a US$22.5m loan from the African Development Bank (AFDB) to build a 0.5Mt/yr cement grinding plant at Souguta. Overall the AFDB has pledged around US$37.5m for the project to the cement producer’s owner Wacem, according to African Manager financial news service. The AFDB previously part-financed a 0.5Mt/yr plant in Conakry with a value of US$15m.

India: UltraTech Cement has commissioned 0.3Mt/yr slag cement grinding mill at its grinding plant at Patliputra in Bihar. The new capacity is intended to meet demand for slag cement in eastern India. With the expansion of the plant the cement producer has a production capacity of 70.6Mt/yr.

Oman: Iran’s Hormozgan Cement has entered into a shareholder’s agreement with Al Anwar Holdings to build a 1Mt/yr cement grinding plant in the Duqm special economic zone. The project is expected to have an investment of US$27m and commissioning of the project is subject to receiving approvals from relevant regulatory authorities and required funding from banking institutions in Oman.

Morocco: LafargeHolcim is preparing to inaugurate its Laâyoune cement grinding plant. The unit is expcted to join Ciments du Maroc, a subsidiary of HeidelbergCement, that also operates a grinding plant in the south of the country, accoridng to the Aujourd'hui Le Maroc newspaper. In addition to these plants Anouar Invest also announced plans in late 2015 to build a 0.5Mt/yr cement plant in the region under the name of Ciement Sud (CIMSUD).

Ivory Coast: LafargeHolcim intends to double its cement production capacity to 2Mt/yr from May 2017. The increase in production will follow the commissioning of a new 1Mt/yr mill, according to the Fraternité Matin newspaper. The mill has cost US$24.5m to install. LafargeHolcim operates a 1Mt/yr cement grinding plant in Abidjan. The upgrade is expected to raise local production to 5.1Mt/yr.