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Uzbekistan: Tajik-Chinese joint venture Chzhungtsai Mohir Cement is planning to build a cement plant near Tuda in the Boisoun district of the Surkhandarya region in Uzbekistan. The unit will have a production capacity of 1.2Mt/yr, according to Asia-Plus. The company operates a 1.2Mt/yr cement plant in Tajikistan than opened in 2016. Tajikistan exported 0.66Mt of cement in the first half of 2018 and 0.36Mt of this went to neighbouring Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan: Almalyk Mining and Processing (AGMK) plans to open a new 1.5Mt/yr cement plant in the Sherabad district of the Surkhandarya region in late August 2018. Pilot production at the site started in July 2018, according to the Podrobno News Agency. The unit has an investment of US$213m. Turkey's Dal Teknik Makina worked on the project.

Tajikistan: Tajikistan’s cement production rose by 39% year-on-year to 1.8Mt in the first half of 2018 from 1.3Mt in the same period in 2017. Of this total 0.7Mt was exported to neighbouring countries, principally Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, according to the Avesta news agency. The local cement industry is benefiting from government-backed infrastructure projects, a rise in domestic house building and a buoyant export market.

The country produced 3.1Mt of cement in 2017 and over 1Mt of this was exported. It has 13 cement producers with an estimated production capacity of 4Mt/yr. Local demand for cement is estimated to be 3 – 3.5Mt/yr.

Uzbekistan: Cement production fell by 5% year-on-year to 3.95Mt in the first half of 2018 from 4.2Mt in the same period in 2017, according to the Trend News Agency. The company set price controls for cement earlier in the year to support housing and infrastructure projects.

Uzbekistan: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a resolution that fixes the price of cement to support housing and infrastructure projects. The new legislation will force approved suppliers to sell 2Mt of cement for a fixed price to contractors, according to Uzbekistan Daily. Tax levels for cement producers have also been increased.

Tajikistan: Cement production has more than doubled to 0.78Mt in the first quarter of 2018 from 0.36Mt in the same period in 2016. The rise has been attributed to new infrastructure projects, increased residential construction and higher exports, according to the Azer News newspaper. 172,000t of cement was exported to Uzbekistan, 131,000t to Afghanistan and 19,000t to Kyrgyzstan. 3.1Mt of cement was produced in the country in 2017 and over 1Mt of this was exported to the three countries led by Afghanistan.

The country has 13 cement producers with a total production capacity of over 4Mt/yr. However, the country is estimated to only need up to 3.5Mt/yr.

Uzbekistan: In 2017 Qizilqumsement JSC, the biggest cement plant in Uzbekistan, increased cement production to 3.6Mt, 1.9% more than in 2016. 60% of the production volume was sold through exchange trades, 23% to direct contracts with regulated prices, 15% was exported and 2% was sold according to direct contracts based on exchange quotations. According to the business plan of Qizilqumsement JSC, cement production is expected to be at least 3.5Mt in 2018.

There are five large cement facilities and several small ones with total capacity of 8.5Mt/yr in Uzbekistan. The country exports cement to Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

Uzbekistan: Construction work has started on Popcement’s new grinding plant in the Pap district of Namangan region. The US$50m plant will have a production capacity of 0.5Mt/yr, according to Uzbekistan Daily. The project is expected to be completed in September 2018. It is a joint venture between Uzbek, Chinese and Saudi Arabian investors.

Uzbekistan: Aumund Fördertechnik has provided an update on an order for Almalyk Mining and Processing (AGMK) for a 1.5Mt/yr cement plant it is building in Sherabad. In May 2017 Aumund won the order for three drag chain conveyors with capacities from 7.5t/hr to 200t/hr for discharge of limestone, gypsum and pozzolan for the plant. In October 2017 an additional order was added for a Louise type drag chain conveyor for discharge of clinker dust.

Overall, Aumund is providing over 250t of machinery to AGMK. In 2018 the engineering company will supply to Uzbekistan at least 10 belt chain bucket elevators with capacities from 21t/hr to 500t/hr, and centre distances between 16.6m and 120m. The largest item in the delivery is a pan conveyor, with a centre distance of 148m and a clinker conveying capacity of 300t/hr. The clinker conveying system comprises two further Aumund pan conveyors with the same capacity but centre distances of 54m and 65m. There are also 19 silo discharge gates included in the package.

Uzbekistan: The government of Uzbekistan has set a production target of 9.2Mt of cement in 2018. Uzstroymateriali will produce 7.8Mt, Almalyk Mining and Metallurgy Combine will produce 1Mt and other companies will produce 0.4Mt, according to Uzbekistan Daily. Imports of cement have been set at 0.37Mt. The country is expected to consume over 9.5Mt in the period. Exports of white cement will be 4000t. The government has also ruled that cement producers must sell cement only through exchange auctions in 2018.