The government-owned Iraq Cement State Company (ICSC) has invited companies to bid for three projects to develop cement plants in the country.<\/p>\n
The first and second projects are focused on developing two new plants to produce Portland cement, each with a capacity of 6,000 tonnes a day (t\/d).<\/p>\n
The first facility is due to be developed in the Kufa quarries area in Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Governorate, and the second is due to be developed in the Mosul district of Iraq\u2019s Nineveh Governorate.<\/p>\n
The third project is focused on expanding the existing Hadbaa cement plant, which is also located in the Mosul district.<\/p>\n
The scope of this project includes establishing a new dry-process, gas-fuelled line<\/a> capable of producing 3,200t\/d of ordinary and resistant Portland cement.<\/p>\n Normally, this kind of production line includes a raw mill that grinds and dries the raw materials before they are fed into the kiln.<\/p>\n It also typically includes a preheater, precalciner, rotary kiln, clinker cooler and associated equipment.<\/p>\n The new line needs to be capable of producing cement suitable for dam filling, according to ICSC.<\/p>\n ICSC has invited \u201cIraqi and Arab investors\u201d to participate in the projects, as well as companies specialised in developing cement plants.<\/p>\n The deadline for submitting bids for all three projects is 23 June 2026.<\/p>\n Iraq\u2019s state-owned cement producer produced more than 676,000t of cement across its plants in February, with key plants posting double-digit growth compared to production levels in 2025.<\/p>\n Its Kubaisa cement plant produced 37% more than it did in 2025, according to a statement by the company\u2019s director general, Awad Kazem Abd Al-Amir, in April.<\/p>\n Its Qaim plant was producing cement at a rate 17% higher than in 2025, and its Sinjar plant at a rate 14% higher.<\/p>\n Fallout from the regional conflict that broke out after the US and Israel bombed Iran on 28 February has had a significant negative impact on Iraq\u2019s energy sector and wider economy.<\/p>\n It has disrupted a wide range of projects and is likely to create uncertainty about future cement demand in the country.<\/p>\n Prior to the war breaking out, Beijing-based Sinoma <\/a>won a contract from Iraq\u2019s Nargis Group for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) work on a 6,000t\/d cement production line in Basra.<\/p>\n Sinoma\u2019s scope of work under the contract, awarded <\/a>in February, covers the EPC of the complete production system, from raw materials handling and clinker preparation to cement grinding, storage and shipping.<\/p>\n This article first appeared on MEED<\/a>, part of GlobalData Media.<\/p>\n