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Spain: LafargeHolcim has successfully demolished a 78.5m high silo at its Los Barrios Port Terminal in the Port of Algeciras. The company is currently dismantling its unit at the port. A specialised company was hired by the cement producer to conduct the operation following a survey.

UK: The Westbury cement plant in Wiltshire County, which was constructed in the early 1960s and mothballed in 2009, is now set to be partly demolished. In a bid to attract investors, non-operational parts of the site, including the 122m-high chimney, will be cleared. The structure will be brought down with a series of controlled explosions, according to site owner Tarmac, now part of CRH.

Earlier in September 2015, Tarmac said that it had submitted a prior notice to Wiltshire Council to demolish part of the complex. At present, the site is an 'attraction to trespassers' and is 'a security and maintenance liability.' According to Tarmac management, the demolition will result in reduced trespass and a reduced need for maintenance.