# Çimsa commissions $45M CAC production line at Mersin plant

Çimsa completed and commissioned a new production facility at its Mersin plant with an investment of $45 million, doubling calcium aluminate cement clinker capacity from 65,000 to 131,000 tons per year. Çimsa became the third largest CAC producer globally.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-03-25
- Where: Mersin, Türkiye
- Value: $45.0M
- Starts operating: 25 Mar 2024
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 131,000 tons per year of CAC clinker
- Products: calcium aluminate cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Çimsa](https://endata.com/companies/24351.md)

## Sources

- [press.cimsa.com.tr](https://press.cimsa.com.tr/new-production-facility-at-cimsas-mersin-plant-built-with-an-investment-of-45-million-dollars-has-been-commissioned/), 2024-03-25: "We commissioned our new production facility with an investment of USD 45 million in CAC, a special product that we produce with our own raw material resources."
- [basin.cimsa.com.tr](https://basin.cimsa.com.tr/cimsanin-mersin-fabrikasinda-devreye-alinan-cac-uretim-tesisi/), 2024-05-07: "Çimsa’nın Mersin Fabrikası’nda, 1,5 milyar TL yatırımla gerçekleştirilen yeni üretim tesisi, deneme üretimi ve test süreçlerinin başarıyla tamamlanmasının ardından devreye alınmış."

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