Cement News tagged under: Venezuela
Cementos Yaracuy scheduled to come online this year12 March 2018, Published under Cement NewsAs part of an agreement between Venezuela and India, Megatech International is currently building a 600tpd cement plant in the Barranco Amarillo sector of the Valeroso Peña Industria Complex, Peña, Venezuela. The Cementos de Yaracuy project is expected to generate 300 direct jobs. "When starting operations, it will produce 600tpd of cement, for a total of 4.5m bags of 42 kilos per year, of which a percentage will be destined to other states and 30 per cent to exports to Aruba, Curacao an... |
Venezuela can't hide shortages and black market20 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsThis week ICR reported on the inauguration of the second line at the Las Llanadas cement plant in Trujillo, Venezuela. The Cementos Andino works is owned by Corporacion Socialista de Cementos and will increase plant cement capacity by 0.5Mta to 1.35Mta. China has fostered much of the work on the Las LLanadas upgrade with Catic Beijing being the main contractor . Other recent Chinese support includes AVIC International Beijing's deal with Loesche to supply two vertical roller mills for ... |
Venezuela: Llas Lanadas commissions Line 216 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsOn Friday, 13 October the second line of the Las LLanadas plant in Trujillo, Venezuela, was commissioned, increasing the cement works’ capacity by 0.5Mta to 1.35Mta. Line No 2 includes a 64m-long kiln and General Lynch Dávila, president of the Corporación Socialista de Cementos, which owns the cement plant, said that the company’s technology “is a model throughout the South American region.” "We also have a large warehouse in which 12,000t of cement will be stored and two bulk dispatch... |
Venezuela expects to export 0.3Mt of cement in 201702 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsIn 2017 Venezuela’s cement industry forecasts cement exports of 0.3Mt, around five per cent of the country’s total planned production of 6Mt, according to the President of the Federación Bolivariana de Construcción, Marco Tulio Díaz. He added that part of the output of the cement plants is directed to Misión Vivienda, the government’s housing programme. |
Venezuela: Peña mini-plant expected online in 1Q1720 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe new cement plant currently under construction in Barranco Amarillo, Peña, Yaracuy state, has been completed 70 per cent and is expected to enter service in the first quarter of 2017, according to the Yaracuy government. Following commissioning, the mini plant, which represents an investment of US$15m, is expected to produce 4.5m cement bags per year destined for public works projects. Yaracuy State Governor, Julio León, said during an inspection of the plant: "It is expected that ... |
Venezuela: output at 16% of year forecast13 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsVenezuelan cement producers have manufactured around 112,000t of cement in May, according to El Mundo or some 16 per cent of the forecast year total. Industria Venezolana de Cemento (Invecem) reported an output of 52,522 while Venezolana de Cementos (Vencemos) produced 42,200t of its planned 266,000t. At Cement Andino some 29 per cent of the year total, or 16,273t. Fábrica Nacional de Cemento y Cerro Azul represent eight per cent of the month’s production. In the January-April period... |
New 1Mta line starts up at San Sebastian de los Reyes, Venezuela07 March 2016, Published under Cement NewsVenezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, has inaugurated a new line at the San Sebastian de los Reyes cement plant, owned by Industria Venezolana de Cemento (Invecem). The new line will increase Type I cement production by 1Mta in the country, helping to supply cement to infrastructure projects and the Gran Misión Vivienda housing programme. The Sino-Venezuelan project represents an investment of US$168m. |
Venezuela: Trujillo's line 2 construction makes steady progress28 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsThe construction of the second line at the Trujillo plant of Venezuela’s Cemento Andino has progressed to 35.1 per cent, according to the president of Corporación Socialista del Cemento. "The growth we are experiencing today will have a major impact on the development not only of Trujillo, but of Venezuela. With this new line, the cement production capacity of this subsidiary will triple, to place it in third place production of the country, "he said. The project represents an investme... |
CCCL secures highway stabilisation contract, Jamaica17 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsCaribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCCL) has secured a deal to supply cement for use in stabilisation of a 46km stretch of the north-south leg of Highway 2000, which is currently under construction. The local cement manufacturer is also to supply projects that will see 640 hotel rooms being built by BahÌa PrÌncipe and 460 rooms for student accommodations being constructed at the University of the West Indies. "We are now on a path to improve profitability on a sustainable basis," recently appoi... |
Venezuela: Yaracuy mini-plant online 1H1615 June 2015, Published under Cement NewsConstruction on the new cement works at Barranco Amarillo in Peña, Yaracuy state, is expected to be completed in the first half of 2016. The plant, with a capacity to produce 600tpd or 4.5m bags of cement in two vertical kilns, is being built with assistance from India-based Megatech International. It is one of five mini plants in Portuguesa, Cojedes, Aragua, Mérida and Yaracuy covered by a bilateral agreement with India. The site has proven limestone reserves sufficient for 100 year... |