The upgrading of Lunsin Mining Company’s Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk cement plant is under way.
The Russian plant, launched in 2011, produced 7,000 tons of cement in its first year. Production is set to resume in March 2012. Following its upgrade, output is forecast to rise dramatically to10,000 to 12,000tonnes per month.
![The WCA's Ian Riley said: "The inclusion of cement in the Chinese ETS [emissions trading scheme] is a critical and long-awaited step."](/sites/agg/files/styles/sidebar_content/public/2024-09/WCA-Ian-Riley.jpg?itok=A5jABSAO "The WCA's Ian Riley said: \"The inclusion of cement in the Chinese ETS [emissions trading scheme] is a critical and long-awaited step.\"")
