Friday, February 18, 2011

SAUDI ARABIA: Yanbu Cement to Double Production Capacity in 2011

Yanbu Cement Co. said a new production line will start operations in the third-quarter, doubling output capacity at Saudi Arabia’s fifth largest clinker maker

The new line, the fifth, will increase Yanbu Cement’s annual production capacity by 3.6 million metric tons to 7 million metric tons, said general manager Saud Saleh Islam in an e-mailed reply to questions.

Saudi Arabia, the largest Arab economy, is increasing cement production to cope with a real estate boom and demand in infrastructure projects.

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