23 July 1933
The history of the cement plant in the village of Aktau, Karaganda region, began in 1933. Because of the large limestone deposits there, the village and the original quarry were named Aktau, which in Kazakh means “white mountain”.
The plant operates within the Steppe Cement Group and remains one of the country’s largest cement producers. Its cement has been used in the construction of EXPO, airports, highways and residential developments in Nur-Sultan and Karaganda.
1 June 1947
Construction of the present Karaganda cement plant began. The first line was commissioned on 23 September 1953, the second in November of the same year, the third on 1 December 1956 and the fourth on 16 November 1958.
10 January 1969
The assignment for building a new dry process plant was approved. On 5 March 1975 the first experimental dry process cement line in the USSR came into operation.
10 January 1998
The plant was acquired by foreign investors and renamed Central Asia Cement. The dry process lines were restored in 2006. In October 2014 wet process clinker production was shut down.
