Cemex's Lloseta plant, Spain, looks towards an optimistic future

Cemex's plant in Lloseta, which had been on the verge of being closed, is now looking towards an optimistic future. Since 2006, investment in the plant has been €6 million, with one of the most recent additions being a 25,000tonne capacity silo for clinker that will be opened in September 2014 and that cost €4.5 million. The plant's production has dropped over the duration of the crisis years, from 800,000tonnes per year pre-crisis to the current 350,000tonnes. A decrease in cement demand over the pa

June 12, 2014 Read time: 1 min

643 Cemex's plant in Lloseta, which had been on the verge of being closed, is now looking towards an optimistic future.

Since 2006, investment in the plant has been €6 million, with one of the most recent additions being a 25,000tonne capacity silo for clinker that will be opened in September 2014 and that cost €4.5 million.

The plant's production has dropped over the duration of the crisis years, from 800,000tonnes per year pre-crisis to the current 350,000tonnes. A decrease in cement demand over the past six years has meant that the company has needed to find new market niches.

A new direction has been exporting to countries in North Africa, which have increased by 60% in the past two years: such exports account for 50% of the plant's annual production, and they are continuing to grow.

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