Qatar: FLSmidth has confirmed reports in the Qatari media that it has entered into an agreement with Qatari Investors Group to supply equipment and machinery for a cement plant in Qatar. The Danish cement plant manufacturer provided no further details although it intends to inform the market when a contract is finalised and becomes binding.
According to local media Qatari Investors Group has entered into an agreement with FLSmidth and the CNBM International for a US$190m expansion of its subsidiary, Al Khaliji Cement. The cement plant's second line will double its clinker production capacity to 12,000t/day and its cement production capacity will rise to 14,000t/day.