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Introduction
In a climate of ambitious public housing
construction projects, Saudi Arabian demand
for white cement is growing. Riyadh Cement
has turned to FLSmidth to realise its vision
of capturing 100% of the local white cement
market.
After its commissioning in 2007, Riyadh
Cement Co. (RCC) quickly began to meet
a growing demand for grey cement in the
domestic Saudi Arabian markets, as well
as those of neighbouring countries. A
second grey line was commissioned in 2010,
increasing combined production capacity to
11 000 tpd. In 2011, RCC became a subsidiary
of the Saudi White Cement Co. (SWCC). As
market demand for white cement increased,
RCC sought ways to increase its flexibility by
switching from grey to white production. As
an established producer of white cement,
the SWCC had pre-existing, easy access to
sufficient raw materials for this project.
Omar Rabia, FLSmidth,
investigates whether
dual production of grey
and white cement is an
achievable ambition.