Zimbabwe's Dinson Iron and Steel to Commission 400,000-Tonne Cement Project in October

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On October 7, Dinson Iron and Steel Company (DISCO), a Zimbabwean subsidiary of China's Tsingshan Holding Group, is advancing preparations to commission a blast furnace slag cement project at the Manhize steel industrial park, with production scheduled to begin within the coming weeks. The project has a designed annual capacity of approximately 400,000 tonnes and uses blast furnace slag generated during ironmaking at the park as its primary raw material. Chief Operating Officer Wilfred Motsi confirmed that cement production is nearing its launch phase, with the project's previously set commissioning target of October 2026.

The cement project adopts an integrated utilization scheme for steelmaking by-products, using granulated slag from blast furnaces as raw material for cement production and constructing slag cement grinding and processing facilities. In August 2026, Dinson Iron and Steel confirmed to local media that the project was progressing on schedule and set October as the timeframe for launching cement production. On October 7, company management further confirmed that the production launch is imminent, but has not yet announced an official commissioning date, actual output figures, or first-batch product delivery plans.

The Manhize steel complex currently produces pig iron, steel billets, rebar, and wire rod, with the blast furnace slag required for the cement project sourced from existing ironmaking operations. The company previously announced that Phase I of the steel project has an annual capacity of approximately 600,000 tonnes, with subsequent expansion works involving wire rod, rebar, and other downstream steel products. The cement production facilities are located within the same industrial park as the existing steel production system, and the raw material supply arrangement is based on blast furnace by-products generated within the park itself.

Dinson Iron and Steel previously also announced slag resource utilization arrangements for the industrial park, using ironmaking by-products for building materials production. Company management has specified slag generated by existing metallurgical production facilities as the raw material for the cement project and plans to commence production after completing commissioning preparations.