The Oman Cement Company, also known as OCC, is currently evaluating bids placed for the main works package for its Rusayl clinker plant expansion program, estimated at $300 million, according to a report published in MEED. 

Tendered in December, these bids were submitted before March 28, the deadline. 

The scope of this new project includes the construction of a new production line, with an output capacity of 10,000 tonnes of cement a day. It also covers upgrading the existing production line to 5,000 tonnes a day from 4,000 tonnes per day. 

The project is expected to get completed by 2025, and it will help OCC to meet the growing demands for cement. It is also expected to reduce Oman's import dependence. 

According to the MEED report, the contractors prequalified for the project are Denmark-headquartered FLSmidth, Germany-based ThyssenKrupp and KHD Humboldt Wedag, and China National Machinery Industry Corporation.