India. The Adani family infuses about U$ 998m to increase the stake in Ambuja Cements from 66.7% to 70.3%. This latest funds infusion will be instrumental for Ambuja (photo: Marwar Cement Works in Rajasthan) and its subsidiaries ACC Ltd. and…
Attock Cement Pakistan Limited (ACPL) successfully completed a new cement production line at its plant in Hub, Balochistan. The new line from Sinoma has a capacity of 1.3 Mta and brings ACPL’s clinker capacity to 4.08 Mta and the cement…
India’s UltraTech Cement ordered several vertical roller mills (VRM) from Gebr. Pfeiffer. The VRMs are for three new clinker production lines in different location in India and were awarded as a follow-up order to Gebr. Pfeiffer SE, Germany, and its…
Natal Portland Cement (NPC) held a ground-breaking ceremony for the kiln line expansion in Simuma, in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. NPC became a subsidiary of China’s Huaxin Cement, after taking over the assets from Intercement (we reported here 28.12.2023). The…
Kenya’s Devki Group officially launched the 6000 tpd (2.0 Mta) clinker manufacturing plant of Cemtech Ltd. in Sebit, West Pokot county. The much delayed KES 45 bn (US$ 346.6 m) clinker plant will export up to 80% of its clinker…
India’s JK Cement has a current grey cement capacity of 22.2 Mta, after completing the Ujjain grinding unit end of last year in Madhya Pradesh. The Prayagraj grinding unit with 2.0 Mta capacity is on track to be commissioned Aug.-Sept.…
Cementos del Norte S.A. (Cenosa) will increase its cement grinding capacity by 1.0 Mta to 2.45 Mta at their integrated plant in Rio Bijao, Choloma Cortés, Honduras. Cenosa has allocated US$ 40 m for the construction of the grinding plant…
The Ramco Cements Ltd. commissioned grinding Line II in Hariaspur, Jaipur District in Odisha, India. The capacity of the plant (photo: Line I) has been doubled to 1.8 Mta (we reported 16. Oct. 2023). Now the plant is equipped with…
Flying Cement Limited is going to start its new cement production Line II in Mangwal, in the heart of the Punjab province in Pakistan. The new line comprises a 7700 tpd kiln with an ICL-preheater, a Cross-Bar-cooler and an OK…
Shree Cement Limited, one of India’s largest cement producers, inaugurated its new integrated cement plant in Dachepalli village, Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. The integrated 3.0 Mta capacity cement plant (Photo credit: Amit Patel, plant during construction) is designed to…