Quarry Products

Tonging Shanfeng Cement (Shanfeng Cement) has signed an agreement with Zhu Rongjun to develop a cement and cement clinker project in Kyrgyzstan.

Zhu now holds a 100% stake in Zeth Cement, and after the deal, Zhu will reduce its stake in Zeth Cement to 42%, while Shanfeng Cement will hold a 58% stake in Zeth Cement.

The two entities will build a cement clinker line with a production capacity of 3,000tonnes/day in Kyrgyzstan.

The Republic of Karelia's Ministry of Natural Resources (North-West) has called for bids for 15-year licences to develop three granite quarries. The auction is scheduled for 25 September 2014, although bids are accepted until 5 September 2014.

Mustavara (30 hectares) and Hapamyaki (3 hectares) will be used for block stone production, and Ninimyaki (5.4 hectares) for exploration and production of granite.

Cemex’s subsidiary, Cemex Latam Holdings (CLH), will begin the construction of a cement plant in Colombia. The total investment is expected to reach approximately US$340 million and to increase CLH’s cement production capacity in Colombia from 4.5 million to close to 5.5 million tons per year.
The first phase of this project includes the construction of a new grinding mill that is expected to start cement production during the second quarter of 2015. The rest of the plant will be completed during the seco