Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cement Kasaï SAS’ plant at Katanda plans to deliver its first cement bags in the first quarter of 2027. Technical director Bruno Tshitenga said that construction at the unit is 80% complete, according to the Congolese Press Agency. Tshitenga also noted that building the plant has been delayed due to ongoing logistics issues.

The new cement plant will start with a production capacity of 0.3Mt/yr. It will then expand to 1.2Mt/yr. Th project was launched in mid-2024. It is being built by China-based West China Cement.

Mongolia: Khovd Eco Cement intends to export 0.1Mt/yr to Russia. Prime Minister Nyam-Osoryn Uchral visited the 0.4Mt/yr integrated plant as part of a tour of the New Khovd industrial and technological park. The cement company has asked the Prime Minister to support its plans to export to Russia and other Eurasian countries.

Khovd Eco Cement opened in 2022 and employs over 350 people. The unit currently sells its products domestically to Bayankhongor, Uvurkhangai and Ulaanbaatar. It has installed an 8MW solar power plant and it says it is the first cement plant in the country to use renewable power. It reportedly aims to meet up to 60% of its energy demands from renewable sources.

Kenya: Mamba Cement plans to build a 180t/day grinding and blending plant in Awasi. The US$460,000 unit will market cement in the west of the country, according to the Business Daily newspaper. Rai Cement also operates a cement plant nearby.

US: Hollingshead Cement has started operations at a 100,000t terminal at Port Redwing in Tampa, Florida. The bulk cement division of SRM Concrete will use the site to support the supply of cement for its ready-mix concrete operations and other cement customers in the area. The unit will receive cement by ship. 

The terminal was developed and is owned by SESCO Cement. Hollingshead Cement will distribute cement through the unit under an agreement with SESCO. The facility includes a wheel-mounted cement ship unloader, storage silos and a mobile conveyor system.