Anhui Conch Cement

Anhui Conch Cement plans to build a greenfield cement plant in the Sverdlovsk region of Russia, investing around $300 million. The plant will produce 1.2 million tons per year of ordinary Portland, grouting, and white cement.

Anhui Conch Cement placed an order with thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions to supply four polab laboratory automation systems for its cement plants in Wuhu and Tongling, China. The contract is the largest ever in laboratory automation for thyssenkrupp.

Anhui Conch Cement and Shanghai Southern Cement (a subsidiary of China National Building Material Group) established a joint venture, Anhui Jiangbei Haizhong Building Materials Trading Co., Ltd., in Anhui Jiangbei Industrial Concentration Zone. The JV has registered capital of 10 million yuan, with Conch holding 51% and Southern 49%.