Ulaanbaatar
“Khovd Eco Cement” Factory Put into Operation
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, April 27, 2023 /MONTSAME/. “Khovd Eco Cement” factory has been officially put into
operation, writing a new chapter in the development history of Western Mongolia.
President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh attended the opening
ceremony and delivered a speech. While highlighting the fact that the “Khovd
Eco Cement” factory is the biggest factory that has ever been built in Mongolia
since 2020, President said, “A transition from welfare to labor, from
extraction to processing and from import to export is starting right here,
right from this factory. “Khovd Eco Cement” project will give great impetus for
state policy implementation to develop aimag centers into town, reduce
rural-to-urban migration and provide rural citizens with adequate living
conditions.”
The “Khovd Eco Cement” is a dry-process cement factory that
doesn't use water in its mining, crushing, grinding, and mixing in the correct
proportion stages of manufacturing. The dry process has also the advantages of
small pollution and low energy consumption. In addition, the dust collection
system has been installed in each manufacturing process.
The factory has a production capacity of 250 thousand tons of
cement per year, which is enough to build 504 kindergartens and its total
surrounding area is 20 hectares or equal to 19 football fields. It has also
beneficial implications for a range of social outcomes, such as creating 350
new jobs, supporting small and medium enterprises, and increasing the incomes
of about 3000 people. Moreover, the factory will export cement to Russia, and
Kazakhstan and supply the required cement for construction of the Erdeneburen
Hydropower plant to contribute to the cost reduction.
Under the “One Billion Trees” National Campaign, the factory
workers planted 5000 trees and 100,000 seedlings last year.
