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61509
Wed, 05/20/2009 - 13:31
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SWISS STATE SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS VISITS GARADAGH SEMENT
Baku, May 19 (AzerTAc). Visiting Swiss State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Michael Ambuhl and his accompanying delegation visited the Garadagh Sement OJSC, the largest cement producer in Azerbaijan.
The construction of Garadagh Cement Plant was started in 1949 as per the Decree of the USSR Council of Ministers and soon was put into operation in with two wet kiln lines. The plant contributed greatly to providing with cement mass construction in the former Soviet Union.
Increasing demand to cement in the former Soviet Union required the launch of three more kilns in 1957 - 1964, which led to significant increase in the production volume.
Garadagh Cement Plant was considered as the largest enterprise among Caucasus countries for its production capacity. Further, it was the first plant in the former Soviet Union to host the production of oil-well cement.
The plant provided employment to qualified specialists whereby the production volume was raised up to 1.500.000 tons in 1970s.
However, the collapse of Soviet Union caused significant negative consequences in the production volume. The limited production continued until the privatization of the plant by Holcim Group of Switzerland.
In 1999, Garadagh Cement Plant was renamed to "Garadagh Cement" OJSC. On September 25, 1999 majority of the company shares were acquired by Holcim Group, which contributed greatly to enhancing the performance of the plant i.e. the production volume reached accordingly 900 000 tons in 2003, 1 140 000 tons in 2004 and it is planned to reach production volume target 1 300 000 ton in 2005.
Currently, "Garadagh Cement" OJSC produces cement through four kilns.
Garadagh Cement O.J.S.C., Azerbaijan intends to install and operate a new state-of-the-art dry process rotary kiln at its existing cement manufacturing site (Kiln 6) and hereby improve the cement clinker production technology employed at the site and increase clinker production. In the kiln, limestone is burned to "clinker" which is the main component of cement. With a total value of 400 mln dollars, it is going to be the largest project in the non-oil sector. With commissionig of the kiln, the production capacity of the company will increase 31%. The new technology is environmentally-frieldy.
The Swiss delegation toured the facilities at the plant.
The construction of Garadagh Cement Plant was started in 1949 as per the Decree of the USSR Council of Ministers and soon was put into operation in with two wet kiln lines. The plant contributed greatly to providing with cement mass construction in the former Soviet Union.
Increasing demand to cement in the former Soviet Union required the launch of three more kilns in 1957 - 1964, which led to significant increase in the production volume.
Garadagh Cement Plant was considered as the largest enterprise among Caucasus countries for its production capacity. Further, it was the first plant in the former Soviet Union to host the production of oil-well cement.
The plant provided employment to qualified specialists whereby the production volume was raised up to 1.500.000 tons in 1970s.
However, the collapse of Soviet Union caused significant negative consequences in the production volume. The limited production continued until the privatization of the plant by Holcim Group of Switzerland.
In 1999, Garadagh Cement Plant was renamed to "Garadagh Cement" OJSC. On September 25, 1999 majority of the company shares were acquired by Holcim Group, which contributed greatly to enhancing the performance of the plant i.e. the production volume reached accordingly 900 000 tons in 2003, 1 140 000 tons in 2004 and it is planned to reach production volume target 1 300 000 ton in 2005.
Currently, "Garadagh Cement" OJSC produces cement through four kilns.
Garadagh Cement O.J.S.C., Azerbaijan intends to install and operate a new state-of-the-art dry process rotary kiln at its existing cement manufacturing site (Kiln 6) and hereby improve the cement clinker production technology employed at the site and increase clinker production. In the kiln, limestone is burned to "clinker" which is the main component of cement. With a total value of 400 mln dollars, it is going to be the largest project in the non-oil sector. With commissionig of the kiln, the production capacity of the company will increase 31%. The new technology is environmentally-frieldy.
The Swiss delegation toured the facilities at the plant.
