Semey Cement, who operate a 1.2 Mta cement plant with 4 small kiln lines in the town of Semey in Kazakhstan, commissioned a Gebr. Pfeiffer vertical roller mill (VRM). The new highly efficient MVR 5000 C-4 will produce various types…
In 2023, in Kazakhstan the cement production improved by 0.5% to 12.151 Mta. after 12.088 Mta in 2022 and 12.649 Mta in 2021. Due to a cement capacity expansion by 1.5 Mta this year, the cement capacity utilization declined to…
In Kazakhstan, in the first 3 quarters of 2023, the cement production declined by -2.0% to 9.527 Mt, after 9.725 Mt in the same period last year. The 2.Q 2023 has resulted in a production increase by +2.6%, YOY, while…
After the successful implementation of the Xili cement plant (photo) in Southern Kazakhstan, the China Gezhouba Group Cement Co. plans to install a 2nd plant in the Almaty region, in line with the Chinese ‘Belt & Road’-strategy. The company operates…
In Kazakhstan, after a huge cement production decline of -16.9% in the 1.Q 2023, the production in the 2.Q 2023 increased by +2.6, YoY. However, this still leads in the 1.H 2023 to a cement production decline by -4.7% to…