![Iraq Karbala 3000t/d Cement Plant Rehabilitation Project Iraq Karbala 3000t/d Cement Plant Rehabilitation Project]()
The project is located on the border between Karbala and Al Anbar provinces.
Karbala Cement Plant was built in 1970s invested by Iraqi central government of that time. The original engineering was done by Polysius, Germany. After a great change of time, social reform and war, the plant was damaged and neglected. Around 2010, Lafarge contracted with local authorities to operate and rehabilitate Karbala Cement Plant, and then in August of 2011, Lafarge signed with Sinoma (Suzhou) for such rehabilitation project. In this Contract, Sinoma (Suzhou) would be responsible for equipment erection, installation and other site construction work.
The rehabilitation of line 1 was successfully completed and put into production in March of 2015. Meanwhile, Lafarge signed with Sinoma (Suzhou) for part of line 2 rehabilitation work. So far, the rehabilitation of line 2 is undergoing well.