NAS (Najmat Al-Samawah) a joint-venture between Pakistani Lucky Cement and the Al Shumookh Company in Dubai fired the second kiln line at the Samawah cement plant in Iraq. The kiln line has a capacity of 6000 tpd and expands the…
Ghori Cement celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony of the company’s 3rd kiln line in the Baghlan province of Afghanistan. The two existing lines in Pul-e-Khumri have capacities of 400 and 1000 tpd, utilizing old technology from the 60s. The new kiln…
In the coming years in Libya a number of new kiln lines are planned for a massive capacity expansion. The new 6000 tpd New Benghazi plant of LCC is under construction to replace two older plants (photo) in the East.…
Nigeria’s Dangote Cement has become the largest cement company in Sub-Saharan Africa, operating in 10 countries. However, the capacity expansion is moderate now, after a more aggressive strategy in recent years (photo: Ndola integrated cement plant in Zambia). Two more…
Dangote Cement announced that its 3.0 Mta cement grinding plant in the Ivory Coast will be completed by 3Q 2025. The grinding plant (illustration) is located next to the new industrial park in Yongbang City near Abidjan and covers an…
India’s UltraTech Cement plans to expand their cement capacity in India from 183.4 Mta in FY25 to 197.5 Mta in FY26 and 212.2 Mta by FY27. In this FY with the commissioning of 6 brownfield projects about 3.5 Mta have…
India’s JK Cement announced the expansion of the Ujjain cement works by 0.5 Mta to 2.0 Mta. The grinding unit is located in Mahakal Ujjain in Madyha Pradesh, close to the Jyotirlinga temple and commenced commercial production in November 2023.…
Dugongo Cimentos will invest US$ 35m in a new grinding unit in Ancuabe in the Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique. The company is a joint venture between Mozambique-based SPI Gestão and China-based West International Holding (WIH) and operates a 2…
India’s UltraTech Cement was ranked 8th in the Global Sectoral Ranking of the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, 2025, and was the top ranked Indian cement company in the list. Accordingly, UltraTech has now ranked in the top 10…
The Tokyo Cement Group expanded the cement capacity of its advanced Trincomalee grinding plant in Sri Lanka by 1.0 Mta. The company is the undisputed market leader in the country with around 4.0 Mta cement capacity. After a slowdown of…