Feasibility of producing nano cement in a traditional cement
factory in Iraq
Sada Abdalkhaliq Hasan Alyasria, Iyad Salim Alkroosha,⁎, Prabir Kumar Sarkerb
a Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Iraq
b Department of Civil Engineering, School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, WA, Australia
A R T I C L E I N F O
Keywords:
Breakeven point
Feasibility
Internal rate of return
Nano cement
Nanotechnology
Net present value
A B S T R A C T
This study investigates the economic feasibility of producing nano cement through the establishment
of a production line within an existing cement factory. Creating a nano cement production
line within the Alkufa Cement factory in Iraq is selected as a case study. Evaluation
measures including internal rate of return (IRR), net present value (NPV) and breakeven point
(BEP) are used to evaluate the possible gain that can be achieved from this option. The results
demonstrated a positive NPV. The IRR is found to be 26.8% and BEP is reached within 3 years
after the establishment of the line. This indicates that producing nano cement in the existing
cement factory is economically feasible and can be more advantageous than the ordinary cement

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