Croatian cement producer Dalmacijacement-RMC Group, part of Mexican cement maker Cemex, said on Wednesday it would invest EUR9m (US$11.7m) in environment protection projects this year. 
 
The investments will go for the upgrade of several production facilities aiming to reduce harmful dust emissions, the company said in a statement. 
 
The cement maker plans to invest an additional EUR1.5m by 2010 to cultivate the land of some of the mines, which had been fully exploited.