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Arkan is one of
the Emirates’
foremost
suppliers of
building
materials. Its
growth has
mirrored
increasing
demand from the
construction
industry.
Supplying
everything from
bricks to piping
to windows,
Arkan is the
result of a
successful
merger between
Al Mafraq and Al
Ain Concrete
Block Factories
and Emirates
Cement Factory.
GHC partially
privatised 49%
of its stake in
Arkan through an
IPO to local
investors. |
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Subsidiaries
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Emirates
Cement
Factory |
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Emirates Cement Factory started operations in 1976 with on production at a design capacity of 200 000 tons of cement per annum. Today, the company operates two production lines with a combined annual clinker capacity of 813 000 tons and cement milling capacity of 1.2 million tons. |
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Currently,
Emirates
Cement
is the
only
fully
fledged
cement
company
in Abu
Dhabi.
It is,
therefore,
well
positioned
to serve
the
emirate’s
booming
construction
market.
Emirates
Cement’s
products
have an
enviable
reputation
for
quality.
Emirates
Cement
has been
awarded
ISO
14001
(Environment),
ISO 9001
(Quality
Management),
and ISO
18001
(Health
and
Safety).
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Products
Range |
| Product Type |
Description |
| Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) |
A hydraulic cement produced through pulverizing clinker
Made from hydraulic calcium silicates and calcium sulphate.
One of the widely used materials throughout the world and standard cement in most construction applications. |
| Sulphate-Resistant Cement (SRC) |
Mostly used in corrosive environments (foundations, basements, and waste water systems).
Has a limited content of calcium aluminates compared to OPC. |
| Type II Cement |
A combination of OPC and SRC used in construction environments with milder corrosion elements |
| Slag Cement |
An improved version of SRC, used in sewerage and underwater construction
To be produced by Al Ain Cement |
| Clinker |
An intermediate by product of cement production, clinker is a hardened small ball of cement that is then ground and milled to produce the finished product.
Emirates Cement sells clinker to other cement plants depending on its own levels of demand. |
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Production
Facilities
&
Equipments |
| Item |
Description |
| Limestone crusher |
1 500 t/h capacity |
| Limestone preblending |
2-80 000 t/h capacity |
| Rectangular preblending storage yard |
55x500m |
| Roller mill |
The largest roller mill in the world
400 t/h capacity |
| Preheater and precalcinator |
10 000 t/h capacity
Heat consumption of 730 kcal/kg - clinker |
| Rotary Kiln |
10 000 t/h capacity |
| Cement mill |
210 t/h capacity |
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Emirates
Cement
Factory’s
plant is
located
in Al
Ain, on
a
160,000
m2 plot.
The
company’s
site is
near the
quarries
that
provide
raw
materials
for
cement.
Emirates
Cement
Factory
is
currently
undertaking
a major
expansion,
through
the
establishment
of a new
fully
integrated
cement
plant.
With the
name Al
Ain
Cement,
this new
plant
will be
located
south of
Al Ain
city, on
a 2.2 m2
plot.
The new
cement
plant is
being
constructed
under a
turnkey
agreement
between
Arkan
and
China
National
Building
Materials
Equipment
Co. (CBMEC)
– Sinoma
Group.
The
agreement,
concluded
on March
19,
2006,
provides
for a
3.1
million
clinker
production
capacity
plant.
Construction
work on
Al Ain
Cement
started
in mid
2006.
Production
is
expected
to
commence
in early
2008. Al
Ain
Cement
will
secure
its raw
materials
through
long-term
contracts
with
local
and
regional
suppliers. |
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Contact
Information |
Emirates
Cement
Factory
(Arkan)
Tel: ++
971 3
7222600
Fax: ++
971 3
7223911
Email:
emirates@emiratscement.com
Website:
www.arkan.ae |
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| Al Mafraq & Al Ain Concrete Block Factories (Emirates Concrete) |
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Emirates Concrete produces a full product mix of 19 block types, including hollow, solid and hourdi blocks.
Emirates Concrete also produces concrete paving tiles are used in of sidewalks, streets, terraces, gardens, public yards and house floors. Paving tiles are produced in a large variety of shapes, sizes, thicknesses and colours. |
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Emirates
Concrete’s
primary
customers
are
large
and
medium-sized
construction
companies
and
federal
and
municipal
public
works
organizations.
Emirates
Concrete
enjoys a
well-established
reputation
as a
supplier
of
choice
for
concrete
block
products
in Abu
Dhabi
and Al
Ain,
because
of the
superior
quality
of its
products.
Additional
value
added
features
include
prompt
delivery,
flexible
credit
terms
and
product
innovation.
The
company’s
blocks
and
tiles
are
produced
to
national
and
British
product
standards. |
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The
company
operates
two
sites:
one in
Al Ain’s
industrial
area and
the
other in
the Al
Mafraq
industrial
area. |
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Quick
Facts |
| Description |
Al Ain Plant |
Al Mafraq Plant |
| Plant area |
63,120 m2 |
317,000 m2 |
| Year operations started |
1976 |
1996 |
| Original design capacity |
36 000 8”-equivalent blocks per day |
52 000 8”-equivalent blocks per day |
| Production level (2005) |
8.4 million blocks |
12.9 million blocks |
| Current production level |
93% production capacity |
96% production capacity |
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Contact
Information |
Al Mafraq and Al
Ain Concrete
Block Factories
(Emirates
Concrete)
Tel: ++ 971 3
7224300/ ++ 971
2 5822400
Fax: ++ 971 3
7224800 / ++ 971
2 5826944
Email:
info@arkan.ae
Website:
www.arkan.ae |
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