Al Khalij Cement Company, a subsidiary of Qatari Investors Group, announced that it has started its trial production for the expansion line, which has cost an investment of 800 million Qatari Riyal, as previously divulgated.
With the addition of this new expansion line, the total cement grinding capacity of AKCC has reached a level of 15,500TPD, having an increase of 9,500TPD. Moreover, this will result in an increase of 6,000TPD of total clinker production capacity, attaining total of 12,000TPD, the company said in a press release published on Qatar Exchange website on Wednesday.
AL Khalij Cement Company was established in 2006 to serve the increasing demand in cement production within the State of Qatar and thus to meet the overall development in the Country.
In order to satisfy the demand of the market in terms of cement requirements, AKCC has decided to develop its business, expands its production and was able to finish the expansion works in cooperation with the best manufacturers of cement production lines and highly skilled technical staffs, implementing the best technique and state of the art equipment, most recently available in the market having a world class level.
Source: Qatar news agency
