Türkiye’s Karçimsa Cimento will invest in a new 1.0 Mta clinker and granular slag grinding plant. Karçimsa is a joint venture between Beyçim Beton Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti. (51%) and Kardemir Karabük Demir Çelik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (49%). The company was established within the Kardemir Karabük Iron and Steel factory premises on May 23, 1996, and started cement production on March 12, 1998. Granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) is a byproduct of Kardemir’s Karabük Iron & Steel Works. The grinding plant shall be operational next year.