Global Cement News

India: Anjani Portland Cement has appointed Rajesh Kumar Dhoot as its chief financial officer. He succeeds RS Ramanjaneyulu following his resignation. Dhoot is a chartered accountant with over 25 years of professional experience in the cement, sugar, pipe and textile sectors. He has worked in the cement industry for over 15 years, most recently with Chettinad Cement since 2014. Prior to this he held positions with UltraTech Cement from 2006 to 2014.

Pakistan: Pioneer Cement has appointed Talha Saif as its company secretary. He succeeds Abdul Wehab in the role. The company also appointed Jan Mohammad as Head of Internal Audit. He replaces Jamal Uddin.

Türkiye: Cimpor Global Holdings has appointed Erol Tosun as Operational Technologies Unit Manager. He worked as Operational Technologies Chief for OYAK Çimento since 2019 and was the Information Technology Chief for OYAK Modern Beton from 2005 to 2019.

Other appointments at Cimpor Global Holdings include the move by Burak Demir to Industrial Digitalisation Unit Manager. He previously worked for OYAK Çimento since 2017 in a number of process roles. Prior to this he worked for Cementir in Türkiye.

Pınar Özmen Söylemez has been appointed as Data Analytics & Planning Unit Manager. She has worked for OYAK Çimento since 2017 first as a Performance Controller and then Industrial Program and Analysis Chief. Before this she worked for Votorantim Cimentos for two years.

Greece/Germany: Greece-based cement producer Titan Group and Germany-based Orcan Energy have entered a partnership to explore the development and deployment of Orcan’s innovative modular waste heat recovery (WHR) solutions across Titan’s international cement production base. Orcan’s solution converts cement process waste heat into electricity that it says can accelerate decarbonisation while reducing operational costs. As a first step, the partners will undertake an assessment of where Orcan Energy's WHR systems can be applied across Titan's facilities. The study will encompass a thorough pilot site evaluation, starting at several plants within the group. The initial focus will be on recovering waste heat from pre-heaters and clinker coolers.

Samir Cairae, Chief Technology Officer at Titan said “The collaboration with our waste heat recovery partner Orcan Energy has the potential to transform waste heat into zero-carbon clean energy, with a novel but well-proven modular approach."

Andreas Sichert, chief executive officer at Orcan Energy, said “We are thrilled to partner with Titan to use its vast and valuable waste heat resources. Our technology will help not only to reach the group’s extraordinary decarbonisation ambitions but also to significantly save electricity expenses. Our modular approach will allow Titan to flexibly respond to outside changes in uncertain times.”

Look out for an interview with Orcan Energy in the forthcoming November 2023 issue of Global Cement Magazine

Uzbekistan: Hengyuan Cement has held a ground-breaking ceremony at the site of its up-coming cement plant in the Kattakurgan district of Samarkand. The plant, a joint-venture between Chinese and Uzbek partners, will have a capacity of 3Mt/yr and cost US$350m to construct. Cement will be sold in the local market and, according to developers, exported to as far afield as the European Union.

At the opening ceremony, the Hokim of Samarkand region Erkinjon Turdimov and Chinese partners noted that cooperation between Uzbekistan and China has been developing steadily in recent years. The project will lead to 600 new direct jobs. The long-awaited cement plant was first announced in 2018, but has repeatedly been delayed, particularly by the Covid-19 pandemic.