New Zealand: Holcim New Zealand intends to invest US$80m towards building two cement import terminals at Primeport Timaru, South Island and Waitemata Auckland, North Island after abolishing plans for a new integrated cement plant in New Zealand earlier in 2013.
Each site will store up to 30,000t of cement and will take two to three years to build. The Timaru terminal will include a ship unloader and conveyor system leading to an enclosed storage facility on leased land. There will also be pumping equipment allowing cement to be fed back from storage on to coastal ships.
This story was amended on 19 December 2013