West Bank: India's Holtec has won a tender to carry out a feasibility study for The Palestinian Commercial Services Company (PCSC) regarding the establishment of the first cement plant in a Palestinian Territory.
The new facility, which will be located in the West Bank, is expected to take four years to complete. The US$300m plant will have a capacity of 5000t/day, which would be doubled after three years. The cement produced will help to meet demand in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. At present, PCSC imports over 80% of local cement from Israel's Nesher Cement, with the remainder imported from Egypt or Jordan.
Holtec will prepare the feasibility over the next six months. This will cover factors such as location, geological tests, raw materials, production process technology and technical and logistical requirements.