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.
