The World Cement Association announced today that leading Chinese cement manufacturer Anhui Conch Cement Company, also known as Conch Cement, has joined the global organization as a founding member. The Association now represents more than 1 billion tonnes of cement production capacity with its members from 35 countries.
“Conch Cement’s efficient operation and pioneering management and its efforts to work towards the sustainable development of the cement industry makes them a valuable partner and we are delighted to welcome them as a founding member of our fast-growing international network” says Norman Greig, Secretary General of the World Cement Association.
Anhui Conch Cement Company is one of the leading cement companies in the world with 335 million tonnes of production capacity. The Chinese company also operates in Indonesia, Russia, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, and has 50,000 employees.
Gao Dengbang, Chairman of Conch Cement, emphasized that “The WCA is an important platform for cement enterprises all over the world and this bridge built by the organisation will promote the establishment of good international trade practices and help make global cement production more efficient.”
With Anhui Conch Cement Company, China United Cement Rizhao Gangzhong Company and China National Building Material Group (CNBM), major cement manufacturers in China have become founding members of the World Cement Association. Last December Song Zhiping, chairman of CNBM, was elected as the first president of the WCA.
