“Kohat Cement Company Limited has successfully commenced commercial operations from its Brownfield Expansion Project of 7 800 tpd Grey Cement Production Line (including WHR power plant) from 27 January 2020," the company informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX).
The cement manufacturer added that after setting up the additional line, the total installed cement production capacity of the company has grown from 2 953 500 tpy to 5 293 500 tpy, showing a capacity increase of up to 80%.
At its North (KPK) plant, Lucky Cement has recently installed an additional line of 2.8 million tpy, which has increased the company’s total production capacity from 9.35 million t to 12.15 million tpy. This has resulted in Lucky Cement taking the place of Bestway Cement, as Pakistan's largest cement producer.
WCT2020 provides a unique online forum for cement industry professionals to hear first-hand from experts through a series of exclusive presentations from cement producers and industry experts.
World Cement Editor, David Bizley, sat down with Michael Tay, Advanced Analytics Product Manager at Rockwell Automation to discuss his recent article in World Cement.
Entitled ‘Smooth Sailing’, this article explains how machine learning can help save energy, reduce downtime and predict equipment failures, thus enabling the smooth running of cement plant operations.
The cement industry has recently recognised Roanoke Cement Company (RCC) with top honours for Outreach in the 2020 Portland Cement Association (PCA) Cement Industry Energy and Environment Awards.
