PPC says R1.7bn kiln revamp to improve enviro compliance, market position

JSE-listed cement producer PPC last month invited media to a tour of its Slurry operation, in the North West, and the construction site of the R1.7-billion Slurry Kiln (SK) 9 project, which is scheduled for first clinker production at the beginning of next year. The brownfield project, which started construction in October 2015, will increase cement production at Slurry from 1.2-million tons a year to 1.9-million tons a year, following first clinker production.