Union Cement Company (UCC) is the first cement producer established in the United Arab Emirates. It was set up in 1972 in the Khor Kwair Industrial Area and the production commenced with the first line in 1975 under the management of "Norcem A.S.", a member of HeidelbergCement Group.

The second line started in 1977 followed by the third one in 1979. In 2006 UCC commissioned its milestone “Plant 4”, a 10,000 ton per day clinker production kiln that increased the clinker production capacity of UCC from 1.2 ...  more