Cementos Bío Bío to start production at Arica grinding plant

Chile’s Cementos Bío Bío is expected to start production at its Arica grinding facility by September of this year, according to Economía y Negocios. Guido Sepúlveda, manager of the company’s cement sector, confirmed that the plant will supply the markets of Tarapacá and southern Peru.

"It is very important for us to get to Arica, an area we were attending from Antofagasta, and we are currently in the process of building the plant, and then starting the assembly work," he said. The works is located on the intersection of Routes 5 and 11 on a 3ha plot.

The company aims for the plant to reach a capacity of 0.15Mta by 2021, thereby doubling its current production. The mill is part of its plans to invest US$150m over the next four years.