–         Shifted the company’s headquarters to the Cement House building.

–         Signed a contract with the Danish company, F.L. Smith A/S and others to supply and install the equipment of the new cement plant for the production of the Clinker.

–         Began operation of the first kiln for the production of Clinker with a capacity of 1.8 Million Tons annually (5500 Ton/day). Also, began operation of the conveyer belt for the raw materials from Shuaiba port directly to our plant with unloading capacity of 1500 Ton/day using the ship unloading equipment placed on Berth No. (19) at the said port to transport the ship-load of raw materials automatically and directly to our plant, and this system is considered amongst the most efficient in the world for handling raw materials.

–         Selected a new logo for the Company, which is still in use until now on all its official documents.

–         Executed the complementary bypass project and installed its                               equipment, which resulted in improving the first kiln’s                                         production, and increased the process of feeding the raw                                       materials, hence raised the production capacity to 7200 Ton/day                    instead of 5500 Ton/day.

–        Signed a contract with one of the American consultancy companies to design the construction and civil works for the project of the second line for production of Clinker with a capacity of 5,500 Ton/day. Also, signed a contract with one of the European companies to supply the main equipment including the kiln and its accessories. The Company also awarded the construction and civil works of the project.

–        Signed a contract to purchase a rotary cement mill with its accessories, with a capacity of 150 Ton/hour i.e. 3000 Ton/day. Also, signed a technical consultancy contract for supervising the execution of the civil works and installing and commissioning the new mill and its accessories. The installation, civil and steel works for the new cement mill were completed, and the production capacity thereto is One Million Ton/year (115 Ton/hour) of Ordinary Portland and Sulphate Resistant Cement Type V, thus the mills production in the plant was raised to (16) Million Tons of cement daily.

–         On 01/03/2011, the Company’s capital was increased through                               underwriting in the new capital increase, and after adding the                        bonus shares of 15% the capital increased from KD. 60,729,099               to become KD. 73,330,387.

–         Upon decision by the Board of Directors to set out rules for                               stability and steadiness of supply of raw materials to the                                         Company’s plant in East Shuaiba Industrial District, since they                               are vital for cement manufacturing, a long-term contract was                      signed with Rack & Rock Company in Fujairah Emirate –                           United Arab Emirates, to purchase and receive millions of tons                           of limestone, which is essential for the production of Clinker and              manufacture of cement. The said contract stipulates supplying                            the Company with these materials for a period of (Twenty                          years). The contract value amounts to UD. Dollars 500 Millions.

–         Kuwait Cement Ready-Mix Concrete Company, subsidiary of                               the Company, began production in its plant at Sulaibiya district.                  Production commenced with the GGBS material, which is                            ground granules from the furnace slag blast and used by mixing                   it with the ordinary cement to produce slag cement, as it is on                              demand heavily for the mega development projects such as                         towers, high-rise buildings, bridges and the like.

–         At the end of year 2012, the Company began applying the                               system of sales and disbursement through computer, and linked                        its sales system directly with the disbursement system.

–         As of the beginning of the year, the Company began operating                               the storage station and packing of bulk cement at West Shuaiba                            Industrial zone (Abdullah Port), by installing 5 silos with storage             capacity of 1200 Tons for each silo, hence enabled those with                               urgent orders to receive their needs of cement easily since the                              station is located outside the main gate of Shuaiba zone.

–         In July 2013, began the operation of the second kiln for the                               production of Clinker, with a daily production capacity of (8)                     Thousand Tons i.e. (2.5) Million Tons annually. This resulted in              increasing the production capacity when combined with the first                    kiln, hence the production capacity reached (5) Million Tons                              annually i.e. 15 to 16 Thousand Tons of cement per day.

–         As per the requirements of Governance Rules, three committees            derived from the Board of Directors were established, namely                             Audit, Committee, Risk Management Committee and                                    Nomination & Remuneration Committee.

–         Development of two units, namely the Risk Management Unit                               and the Internal Audit Unit, which will be administratively                         reporting to the Executive Management, and also appointed a                            manager as well as Conformity & Compliance officer for each                          unit.

–         Increased the capital of the subsidiary company “Amwaj                               International Real Estate Company” from KD. 1,000,000 to KD.             3,000,000.

–         The company that belongs to Shuwaikh Cement Company –                               Shuwaikh Stone Crusher (a branch of a Gulf company) acquired                 another large stone crusher from the Austrian SBM Company, to                    be added to the first stone crusher. The first stone crusher is of                               production capacity ranging from (16) to (20) Thousand Tons                             per day and had commenced production in March 2018. As                       such, the total production capacity for both stone crushers will                        exceed (40) Thousand Tons per day.

–         Development of work of the cement mills at the plant, from open             circuit into closed circuit in order to increase their operational                               efficiency and also improve the quality of cement in terms of the            degree of strength and increase of production capacity, as well as               saving electrical energy being used. This action will be followed                by gradual development of work for all mills to operate with                       closed circuit.

–         Following up with the concerned Government authorities to                               obtain the necessary licenses to burn the used shredded tires as                             substitute fuel for the Clinker kilns, as the Clinker constitutes an                essential substance in the manufacturing of cement. Similarly,                           following up with one of the European international companies                           specialized in supplying equipment to feed the kilns with                                  substitute fuel.

–         Commenced the first steps in the project of upgrading the                               software mechanism of the Information Technology Department            at the Company, which will be applied to all its departments and               sections in order to advance the systems to the international                              level.