The World Cement Association has announced tthat South Korea's SAMPYO Cement, a leading cement producer established in 1957, has joined the international association as a Corporate Member.

"We are very pleased to welcome Sampyo Cement on board as the newest member of the WCA family," said Vincent Lefebvre, Chairman of the World Cement Association. "Sampyo is a world-class company that has already shown it is capable of competing in the global marketplace and we look forward to supporting them in achieving their goals in the years ahead."

Sampyo Cement maintains an annual production capacity of 11Mta which is shipped to customers across South Korea, but also the USA, China and other countries, where it has received a cement quality assessment license from the Ministry of Construction of Korea. It now exports around 1Mta.