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Cemex supplies cement for longest bridge in the Philippines
08 September 2022Philippines: Cemex Philippines says that it was the sole supplier of cement for the construction of the Cordova Link Expressway, the longest bridge in the country. It supplied nearly 70,000t of cement for the project. It connects Cebu City to the municipality of Cordova on Mactan Island and spans a total of 8.9km standing on twin tower pylons reaching 145m in height. The bridge opened to road traffic in 2022.
Italy: Italcementi and Calcestruzzi have supplied specialists and products, including 67,000m3 of concrete, for the Genoa-San Giorgio Bridge. The new structure has been built to replace the Morandi Bridge that collapsed in mid-2018. Products from the integrated Calusco d'Adda cement plant, the Novi Ligure grinding plant and Calcestruzzi’s concrete plants in Genoa supported the project.