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Construction of 3.5Mt/yr Duqm cement plant set to begin in Oman
27 October 2020Oman: Duqm Cement Projects International (DCPI) is set to begin construction of its new 3.5Mt/yr-capacity integrated cement plant at the port of Duqm. The Times of Oman newspaper has reported the value of the company’s investment in the plant as US$435m. DCPI said, “The economy of scales resulting from the envisaged capacity of 10,000t/day, coupled with the latest technology, would help us in achieving our aim of becoming one of the most efficient cement producers in the region.”
CRH to sell Brazilian business to Companhia Nacional de Cimento
27 October 2020Brazil: Ireland-based CRH has agreed to sell its Brazilian business to Companhia Nacional de Cimento (CNC), a joint venture between Italy-based Buzzi Unicem and Grupo Ricardo Brennand, for US$218m. The related assets include three integrated cement plants and two grinding plants. The sale is subject to approval by the Brazilian Competition Authority (CADE). CRH Brazil sold approximately 2.5Mt of cement in 2019.
In 2019 CRH sold its 50% stake in India-based My Home Industries for US$354m. Outside of Europe and North America it retains subsidiaries in the Philippines and China.
Lafarge Poland to upgrade Małogoszcz cement plant
27 October 2020Poland: Lafarge Poland has shared plans to modernise its 2Mt/yr Małogoszcz cement plant in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. The company says its planned investment of Euro100m will, “increase technical efficiency and minimise environmental impacts by reducing CO2 emissions by 20% and energy consumption by 33%.” The project, which will partly be carried out in partnership with Krakow Technology Park, is scheduled for completion in 2023.
Lafarge Poland president Xavier Guesnu said that the modernisation is part of the company’s effort to meet its commitment of 55% emissions reduction to 300kg/t of cement in 2030 from 667kg/t in 1990.
Lucky Cement increases first-quarter profit by 130%
27 October 2020Pakistan: Lucky Cement recorded a profit of US$13.8m in the first quarter of the 2021 financial year, which begun on 1 July 2020, up by 130% year-on-year from US$5.95m in the first quarter of the 2020 financial year. Net sales rose by 49% to US$89.0m from US$59.8m The cement producer said that the rise resulted from, “a massive recovery in margins amid improvement in retention prices and robust off-take.”
The company added that its upcoming 1.2Mt/yr integrated Samawah cement plant in Iraq is on schedule to begin commercial production in December 2020.
Dalmia Bharat announces US$272m Kalaburgi cement plant plan
23 October 2020India: Dalmia Bharat plans to build an integrated cement plant in Kalaburgi, Karnataka. BusinessLine Online News has reported that the plant will cost around US$270m.
The company already operates the 2.5Mt/yr Belagavi plant in the state, which it commissioned in March 2015. Chief Minister Bookanakere Yediyurappa said, “Karnataka is proud to be home to Dalmia Bharat group and look forward to strengthening the relationship further.”
Niger: President Issoufou Mahamadou has launched the construction of the upcoming 1Mt/yr Kao cement plant at a ceremony at the integrated plant’s site in Kao, Tahoua Region. Minister of Industry Adeniyi Adebayo said that the US$290m plant will generate 314 jobs, according to the Angola Press Agency. It is expected to be completed by early 2022. Kao Cement is 33% owned by private investors from Niger and Mauritania.
Shiva Cement prepares for new clinker unit
22 October 2020India: Shiva Cement is preparing to break ground on an expansion project to set up a 4000t/day clinker unit and a 1Mt/yr grinding unit. The subsidiary of JSW Cement will spend around US$208m on the works from a mixture of debt and equity.
Moroto Ateker Cement plant set for construction
22 October 2020Uganda: The Uganda Development Corporation has announced that its subsidiary Moroto Ateker Cement is ready to begin construction of a 1.2Mt/yr integrated cement plant in Moroto District. The New Vision newspaper has reported that employees are clearing land and erecting a fence around the site. The company says that cement production will follow 18 months after the start of construction of the complex, which will also produce lime and marble. Senior engineer David Ekanya said that 600 local people will be directly employed in the plant’s operations.
It was previously reported in 2016 that Moroto Ateker Cement is a 51:49 joint venture of the state-owned Uganda Development Corporation and Savannah Mines.
Cuba: The production of ‘low-carbon’ (LC3) cement consisting of clinker, calcined clay, limestone and gypsum has begun at Marta Abreu University’s 1460t/yr pilot integrated cement plant in Las Villas. The Granma newspaper has reported that the plant is currently producing 4t/day of cement, and plans to double this to 8t/day when fully operational.
Nepal: The Investment Board Nepal has granted approval to Samrat Cement and Dang Cement for cement production at their upcoming integrated cement plants. New Business Age has reported that Samrat Cement will begin production at its 1.3Mt/yr cement plant in Dang Region in December 2020, and plans to increase the plant’s capacity to 1.6Mt/yr after a total investment of US$132m. Dang Cement’s 2.0Mt/yr cement plant, also in Dang region, is due for commissioning in late 2023 at a total investment cost of US$277m.
Samrat Cement Chair Mukunda Timilsina said, “We have brought modern machineries with German technology and skilled manpower is coming from India for this purpose.” He added that the plant will directly employ 500 local people and supply cement throughout western Nepal.