Philippines: Holcim Philippines plans to construct a 2.5Mt/yr cement plant in Bulacan costing US$550m. Holcim Philippines chief executive Ed Sahagun said in a news briefing that the company had obtained first phase approval from its parent company Holcim.
The approval will allow the cement producer to obtain quotations, organise a project team and proceed with securing permit requirements. Final approval will be discussed in September 2013. Holcim Philippines plans to have the new plant on stream by 2016. Sahagun said that he expected demand for cement to further improve, once the public-private partnership projects were implemented.
Holcim Philippines' net income in the first quarter of 2013 grew by 77.2% to US$35.1m from US$19.8m in the same period in 2012, due to increased demand and higher cement prices.
