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	Company Profile YCC is a name synonymous to quality, product diversity, and customer orientation in Saudi Arabia's cement market. With a large number of highly dedicated staff, YCC manufactures and supplies OPC, SRC, LHC and PPC in the Middle East. The first producer or SRC on the west coast and the first producer of 25kg bags in the Middle East. YCC was established in 1977 and started its operations in 1979 when it commissioned two of its long dry kilns each 1500 tpd at Ras Baridi 60km north of the city of Yanbu on the west coast of Saudi Arabia. The company commissioned its third long dry kiln with a capacity of 1000 tpd in 1982 thus increasing the total plant capacity to 1.2 million tons one year. All three kilns were supplied, installed, and commissioned by the reputable German company KHD Humboldt Wedag Ag. In order to meet long term organizational goals of growth, adapting the latest technologies, and attaining competitive advantages through economies of scale, the company commissioned its fourth and largest kiln of 7000tpd clinker production capacity in 1997. YCC has just completed the upgrade of line 4 from 7000 tons per day to 9500 tons per day of clinker. The new short dry kiln from KHD uses the latest technology in digital process control, efficient power and fuel consumption and minimum use of man power in all stages of production. It is the largest kiln in the world excluding few plants in the Far East, which makes YCC one of the largest cement producers in the Middle East. YCC has the advantage of having most of the required raw materials in the vicinity of the plants. Limestone and gypsum reserves are located adjacent to the plant with more than 50 years mine life. Clay is mined some 20km south east of the plant while sand stone and iron ore are transported from other parts of Saudi Arabia. In view of the remote location of the plant, the operation and maintenance of is sub-contracted to Associated Cement Companies of India (ACC) with the contractual obligations to fulfill company's targets of productivity, quality, training of Saudis and exchange of technical know how. YCC's Technical Department is entrusted with the responsibility of monitoring the attainment of the above targets on a day-to-day basis. The plant has a fully furnished residential complex for its employees adjacent to the plant. The plant and the residential complex are supported by the power station with capacity of 140 megawatts per day and total capacity of the desalination units is 6,000 cubic meters per day and two sewage treatment plants of 350 cubic meters per day. YCC is undertaking ambitious plans for Saudization of the technical work force at site and in order to achieve this it has established a training center equipped for receiving trainees from other Saudi as well as Arab cement companies offering courses under the auspices of the Arab Union from Cement & Building Materials.The company plans for Saudization are reviewed by YCC's top management. OPC: Ordinary Portland Cement SRC: Sulphate Resistant Cement LHC: Low Heat Cement PPC: Portland Pozzolana Cement

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