Anhui Conch Cement and AVIC International Beijing, together with its subsidiary KHD, forge strategic partnership to drive decarbonization in cement manufacturing

  • Companies will collaborate on international business development efforts.
  • Supports industrial-scale implementation of decarbonization technologies at Conch plants.
  • Agreement includes AVIC Intl BJ subsidiary KHD Humboldt Wedag.

Anhui Conch Cement Co. (Conch Group), one of the world’s top 5 building materials companies, and AVIC International Beijing (AVIC Intl BJ) have signed a strategic agreement to integrate their international business development efforts and promote technological innovation aimed at decarbonizing cement production.

The partnership combines Conch Group’s vast experience in cement production and equipment manufacturing with the global equipment, solutions, and engineering expertise of AVIC Intl BJ subsidiary KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG (KHD). Under the terms of the agreement, the companies will expand their strategic cooperation to building R&D platforms overseas to promote the building materials industry to become state-of-the-art, AI-powered smart and green, including the modernization of traditional cement plants and operation and maintenance services.

In addition, the Conch Technology and Industry Research Institute will collaborate with AVIC Intl BJ/KHD to implement industrial-scale application of key cement decarbonization solutions, including but not limited to calcined clay, oxyfuel clinker lines, and electro-calcining, at selected Conch production lines.

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