Philippines: Lafarge Republic plans to build a 0.85Mt/yr grinding plant for its Norzagaray cement plant to meet increased cement demand. The grinding plant will be commissioned in the second quarter of 2015.
The new grinding plant is intended to supplement the output of a new mill at its Teresa cement plant in Rizal province, which due to be commissioned in the first quarter of 2015. The Teresa mill is expected to have an investment of at least Euro25m and will have a production capacity of 0.85Mt/yr.
The two mills will increase Lafarge Republic's cement production capacity to 6Mt/yr. Lafarge manufactures the cement brands Portland, Pozzolan and Type 1P. It sells its products in 40kg bags or in bulk at 800kg and 1000kg per load in bulk carriers.