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Bolivia: The Potosí cement plant being built by Empresa Publica Productiva Cementos de Bolivia (ECEBOL) hopes to produce its first cement bag by December 2019. Work on the plant is over half-complete, according to the El Potosí newspaper. Construction work on the main platform of the preheater tower is continuing and civil engineering work on the mill has been completed. Most of the equipment for the project has been supplied. The plant is being built by Sociedad Accidental Imasa Polysius, a joint venture created by Polysius and Imasa. The US$240m unit will have a production capacity of 1.3Mt/yr when finished.

Bolivia: The head of Sociedad Accidental Imasa Polysius, a joint-venture created by Polysius and Imasa, Zubim Andrade, says that a cement plant that company is building in Potosí is more than 45% complete. The half-way mark is expected to be met by the end of October 2018, according to the El Potosí newspaper. Over 900 people are working on the project and most of the equipment for the unit has arrived. The 1.3Mt/yr cement plant has a cost of around US$240m.

Bolivia: Empresa Publica Productiva Cementos de Bolivia’s (ECEBOL) new 1.3Mt/yr plant at Caracollo in Oruro is scheduled to start operations in the first half of 2019. A consortium of Sacyr, Imasa and Polysius are working on the US$244m project, according to the La Patria newspaper. A US$2m electrical sub-station is also being built to support the plant.

US: Vecoplan, a provider of processing technologies and comprehensive systems for the production of alternative fuel from waste and biomass and fuels feeding systems, has appointed Uwe Eschenhorst as vice president of its cement business. Eschenhorst joined Vecoplan in 2012 as vice president of its alternative fuels and energy competency centre. Prior to that he was the environmental services manager at Polysius Corp USA, working with the cement and minerals industries. Eschenhorst brings more than 14 years of practical experience to his new position at Vecoplan.

"Uwe's impressive credentials and vast experience in this sector make him the perfect choice to head-up our Cement Business Unit here at Vecoplan," said Len Beusse, COO of Vecoplan. In his new position, Eschenhorst will be responsible for sales in the North American cement industry. He will also supervise all strategic aspects of large projects in this sector.