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Arabian Cement to build US$9m petcoke mill 16 August 2016
Egypt: Arabian Cement plans to build a US$9m petcoke mill for its cement plant. It is preparing all the necessary legal and financial requirements for the project. The new mill will help the cement plant reduce its operating costs.
Holcim Indonesia builds terminal in Lampung 16 August 2016
Indonesia: Holcim Indonesia has built a cement terminal in Lampung at a cost of US$30.6m. The 4.7 hectare facility will be able to process up to 1Mt/yr of cement. Holcim Indonesia’s Finance Director Mark Schmidt said that the company plans to operate the terminal in near time, according to the Jakarta Globe. The cement producer wants to use the terminal to strengthen cement sales and distribution in Lampung and South Sumatra.
Oman Cement to start joint-venture with Raysut Cement 16 August 2016
Oman: Oman Cement has registered a new joint-venture company with Raysut Cement to operate in the Duqm Special Economic Zone Authority. The new Company is named Al Wusta Cement Company and it will set up a new cement plant following a feasibility report.
Raysut Cement upgrades gas supply station 16 August 2016
Oman: Raysut Cement is upgrading its gas supply station at its Raysut plant in Salalah. The installation will let the unit receive an additional 40,000m3/day of gas for use as fuel to increase cement production to about 140,000t/yr.
Other on-going upgrades by the cement producer include the implementation of the parent company’s joint venture project with Barwaaqo Cement Company in Somaliland. At Duqm Port, construction has been completed on the company’s cement handling terminal, which is expected to formally begin commercial operations in the third quarter of 2016.
Civil works on a new packing plant, which features a 150t/hr rotary packing machine with auto truck loader, is underway. The facility is expected to be commissioned by the end of October 2016. Work on the installation of 12,000t capacity silos is also in progress at the company’s Pioneer Cement in the UAE. The new facility will be commissioned by the end of November 2016.
Gulf Cement Company profit falls 12.7% 15 August 2016
UAE: Gulf Cement Company's profit fell by 12.7% year-on-year to US$3.65m in the second quarter of 2016, from US$4.27m in the first quarter of 2015. The decrease was attributed to the negative impact of investments in the first half of 2016.