Cement News tagged under: Cementos Fortaleza
First clinker produced from new Tula line11 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsOn 2 July 2017, Fives produced the first clinker from Cementos Fortaleza's new 3300tpd production line in Tula, Mexico. This completion follows the successful start-up of the two cement grinding plants equipped with FCB Horomill® in December and January. |
Mexico: Fives FCB commissions second Horromill® at Tula24 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsFives FCB has commissioned the second FCB Horomill ® unit at the Tula grinding plant of Cementos Fortaleza SA de CV, Mexico, as part of the new 3300tpd line under construction in Hidalgo state, Mexico. This follows the successful commissioning of the first unit on 11 December 2016. The EPC contract awarded to Fives FCB mid-2015 includes the design, supply, erection and commissioning of the production line including; FCB kiln, FCB Zero-NO x Preca, FCB preheater and Pillard Novaflam ® ... |
Cementos Fortaleza signs new line contract with Fives20 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsCementos Fortaleza SA de CV has awarded Fives with an EPC (turnkey) contract for the supply of a new complete 3300tpd production line to be installed in its existing Tula cement plant in Hidalgo, state Mexico. The scope of supply includes: • FCB kiln, FCB zero-NOx Preca, FCB preheater and Pillard NovaFlam® burner • FCB Horomill® and associated FCB TSV™ classifiers for the raw meal and cement grinding plants • FCB B-mill and associated FCB TSV™ classifier for the petcoke grinding plant. T... |
Mexico: Elementia plans 1.5Mta expansion06 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsMexico’s Elementia conglomerate announced it will invest US$250m to expand capacity at its Atotonilco de Tula plant in Hidalgo, operated by Cementos Fortaleza. Following completion of the project in 2017, the plant will have a capacity of 3.5Mta. In 1Q15, Elementia saw its revenues increase to MXN4070m, up 12 per cent YoY as its cement division registered 26 per cent growth. |
Lafarge03 October 2014, Published under Cement NewsLafarge has agreed the sale of its wholly-owned Russian subsidiary Uralcement to Buzzi Unicem for EUR104m and the proceeds will be used to reduce Lafarge's net debt. In May, Lafarge commissioned its Ferzikovo works in Russia, which is better placed for serving the more vibrant Moscow market. Lafarge is selling its 47 per cent stake in its Mexican associate Cementos Fortaleza to the majority shareholder Elementia less than two years after the jointly-owned company was formed. The industria... |
Mexico: Cementos Fortaleza plant to be inaugurated next week04 July 2014, Published under Cement NewsMexichem, Elementia and Lafarge will inaugurate the first plant of Cementos Fortaleza on Tuesday, 8 July 2014. The event will be led by Mexico’s president, Enrique Peña Nieto, and Carlos Slim Helú, head of Grupo Carso. The new works is located in Santiago de Anaya, Hidalgo, and is expected to produce 2Mta. Cementos Fortaleza is a strategic alliance between Elementia, which holds 53 per cent of shares, and Lafarge, which holds the balance. |
New Mexican cement player to enter the market17 October 2012, Published under Cement NewsPrivately-held Mexican conglomerate Elementia, part-owned by billionaire Carlos Slim plans to list shares on the local exchange and is launching a cement company on the Mexican market, Reuters reports. Elementia plans an initial public offering in the medium term, and it is opening a cement company that aims to supply three per cent of the local market by next year, CEO Eduardo Musalem said on Tuesday. Elementia is backing the new cement maker that aims to begin operating a plant in Decemb... |