Huaxin heads for excellence
With a clinker capacity of 60Mta and a cement capacity of 90Mta, Huaxin Cement is a major player in the global cement industry. ICR spoke with Li Yeqing, CEO of Huaxin Cement, to find out more about the company’s plans going forward.
Huaxin Cement has 146 facilities, including 59 cement plants, in 10 provinces and cities. Its Chinese works are located in the provinces of Hubei, Hunan, Yunan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Henan, Chongqing, Tibet and Jiangsu while the the company also operates facilities in Tajikistan and Cambodia.
At present the largest shareholder in Huaxin Cement is LafargeHolcim (LH), which holds a 42 per cent stake, while a further 14 per cent of stock is accounted for by state-owned shares of Huaxin Group.