Single economic area creates chances

1 Krasnoselskstroymaterialy JSC (Belarus) is the largest cement producer in Belarus

2 The production capacities of Krasnoselskstroymaterialy JSC grew up to 3 Mio t/a

3 80 % of the installed equipment of the Belarus cement plant of JSC is made in China, 20 % in Europe

4 The new production line of the Belarus cement plant is equipped with the latest coal combustion technology

5 Krichevcementnoschifer JSC (Belarus)

6 The equipment of the Russian Novoroscement plant was delivered by KHD Humboldt Wedag (Germany)

7 The largest cement plant in Southern Russia (Novoroscement JSC) was reconstructed between 2010 and 2012

The Krichevcementnoschifer plant of JSC (Belarus)

In the cement industry of the single economic area of the countries Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus, comprehensive corporate restructuring measures are being implemented.

In January 2012, a single economic area was established, consisting of the three member countries of the customs union of Kazakhstan, Belarus and Russia. According to experts, the formation of this economic area had already started to have a positive effect on many sectors six months earlier, particularly in the case of the cement market. One reason for this is the fact that earlier there had been a 5 % import duty on cement for the member countries of the customs union. Cement deliveries from Belarus to the Russian Federation (RF) and from the RF to Kazakhstan increased in 2011. Cement plants...