# Holcim (Rus) launches new clinker production line at Volsk cement plant

Holcim (Rus), part of LafargeHolcim, started a new clinker production line at its cement plant in Volsk, Russia, on August 11, 2017. The investment of 18 billion rubles includes a new semi-wet process line with a capacity of 4,500 tonnes of cement per day, making the plant more environmentally friendly.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-08-11
- Where: Volsk, Saratov Oblast, Russia
- Value: $300.0M (18.0B RUB)
- Starts operating: 11 Aug 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 4,500 tonnes of cement per day
- Products: clinker, cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Holcim (Rus)](https://endata.com/companies/26475.md)
- [LafargeHolcim Group](https://endata.com/companies/19905.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [prom.rnx.ru](https://prom.rnx.ru/text/100930.html), 2017-08-23: "11 августа 2017 года на цементном заводе «Холсим (Рус)» в г. Вольске был дан старт новой линии производства клинкера."

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