Embarking on one of the largest cement projects in the world, Saudi Cement Company is investing around SR2.2 billion to step up production and meet steadily rising local and regional demand. The company's board of directors has decided to expand the company's production at its Hofuf plant by constructing two complete new lines, each with a capacity of 10,000 tons of clinker per day. "This is one of the world's largest cement projects," SCC Chairman & Managing Director Walid Juffali told Arab News. "This project is vital for our country and it'll effectively participate in the progress and development of the national economy." "With construction activity advancing in the Kingdom and the high demand for cement both locally and regionally, the SCC had to increase its production capacity and exploit its good reputation for marketing its production of various types of cements," Juffali said. Under the Hofuf expansion, two new production lines, with a total output capacity of 6.6 million tons of clinker annually, will be added to increase SCC's total production by around 160 percent. "Our plans for increasing production capacity are in parallel with maintaining our high quality products and protecting the environment through installing more effective equipment for environmental protection and control of dust emission. This is to comply with international standards and MEPA requirements," Juffali said. "We've coordinated with MEPA in this regard." --MORE 1032 Local Time 0732 GMT
