Philippines: Cemex Philippines has announced that it will undertake a US$60m expansion at its APO Cement Plant in Cebu to increase its production capacity by 1.5Mt/yr. The plant currently has a production capacity of 2.9Mt/yr. It wants to keep pace with the rapid growth of the Philippines market. It is also expanding its Antipolo plant, which currently has a mixture of dry and wet process kilns.
Cemex Philippines has supplied cement to numerous road paving projects in the country, which is rapidly developing. Its president Pedro Palomino said, "All industries, all sectors of an economy, rely on a country's infrastructure to support their economic activities. Factors such as reliable transportation and communication networks ensure smooth business operations, that products and services are delivered efficiently, on time and at competitive costs."