Azerbaijan: Switzerland's Holcim has completed construction of new cement line at is plant in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The new dry kiln will be operated by its local subsidiary OJSC Holcim Azerbaijan, previously known as Garadagh Cement, which currently runs three older wet kilns on the same site.
The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, officially opened the new plant today in the Garadagh district of the capital. Holcim has invested US$370m on its construction. The plant's capacity has risen to 1.7Mt/yr as a result of the investment.