By John Lee. Global Cement reports that Iraq has banned imports of Iranian white cement from the Iranian border towns of Shalamcheh and Chazabeh. Sadeq Sava'edi, the deputy head of Khuzestan's Cement Exporters Union, told the ISNA news agency that Iraq is still importing grey cement and other construction materials, adding that Iran exports 8000 […]
By John Lee. Following the news last week that Muthanna Cement is to be rehabilitated, it has now been announced that a new cement plant is to be built in Karbala. The state-owned plant will require an investment of US$300 million and will be constructed by a Iraqi-Canadian joint venture. World Cement reports that the […]
By John Lee. ICR reports that a consortium of ASEC Cement and Iraq's Qemmet El-Iraq has won a contract to rehabilitate and manage the Muthanna Cement plant for 14 years. Attending a signing ceremony in Baghdad with Southern Cement, the state holding company that controls Muthanna Cement, ASEC Cement Chairman and CEO Giorgio Bodo said: […]
By John Lee. The German company Gebr Pfeiffer has received another order from China-based Sinoma (Suzhou) Construction Co Ltd for a cement raw material grinding mill in Sulaymaniya. According to a report from Global Cement, the "MPS 5000 B" vertical roller mill has a capacity of 500tph at a product fineness of 10 per cent […]
By John Lee. A Pakistani company identified as "Alkitan" has said it will build a new cement plant in Basra. Company director Shakir Ali told the Basra Investment Commission that they wanted to set up there "due to the abundant natural resources and investment opportunities". He added that the plant will be built on a […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Cabinet decided to ban the importation of cement from 1st July, according to a report from Aswat Al Iraq. The ban includes white cement, and it will be lifted if local production is not sufficiency to meet demand. (Source: Aswat al-Iraq) (Picture: Falluja Cement Factory)
By John Lee. Pakistan's Attock Cement Pakistan Limited (ACPL) intends to invest around $25 million in a new cement grinding unit in Basra. Summit Capital analyst Muhammad Sarfaraz Abbasi commented: "Since Iraq is an economy which is coming out of war with a huge potential for reconstruction activities, we expect the project will pay ACPL […]
By John Lee. Mondi has recently started full production at its new industrial bags plant in Sulaimaniyah. Together with local partner, Kaso Group, this greenfield project is set to strengthen Mondi’s industrial bags business in the expanding Middle East and North Africa region (MENA). The plant specialises in valve bags for the cement and building […]
By John Lee. Tehran Times reports that Iran is to build a cement factory in Iraq. The factory’s products will be exported under Iranian brand names. The project involves the investment of $245 million, with production expected to start in two years' time. No location has been confirmed. (Source: Tehran Times)
By John Lee. The State Company for Cement Industries says cheap, low-quality imports of cement are making it hard for it to sell its products, reports Azzaman. The company’s director-general, Nasser Idris, warned that the industry might collapse without immediate state support. Idris did not say where the cement was imported from, but added that […]
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a $70 million loan to help renovate a cement factory in Iraq, part of an effort to support the local building sector and aid in the country’s reconstruction. The financing will allow Kerbala Cement Manufacturing, a subsidiary of France’s Lafarge, to rehabilitate a state-owned plant […]
By John Lee. Lucky Cement, which claims to be the largest manufacturer of cement in Pakistan, has entered into a joint venture for a cement grinding plant in Iraq, according the The News. "The contract for the supply of plant and machinery for this project has been signed and the project team, as well as […]
