Oman’s RCC opens new cement silo

Raysut Cement Company (RCC) of Oman has started to use a new silo with storage capacity of 20,000 tonnes at its factory in Salalah. The silo has three compartments with capacity of 3,000-12,000tonnes each to hold oil well cement, sulphate-resistant cement and ordinary Portland cement. It also has two units to load bulk cement at rate of 300 tonnes/hour. The company plans to complete building a new packing plant with 150tonnes/hour capacity at the silo in the fourth quarter of 2016.

May 19, 2016 Read time: 1 min

Raysut Cement Company (RCC) of Oman has started to use a new silo with storage capacity of 20,000 tonnes at its factory in Salalah.

The silo has three compartments with capacity of 3,000-12,000tonnes each to hold oil well cement, sulphate-resistant cement and ordinary Portland cement.

It also has two units to load bulk cement at rate of 300 tonnes/hour.

The company plans to complete building a new packing plant with 150tonnes/hour capacity at the silo in the fourth quarter of 2016.

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