A delegation from CATIC Beijing Company Ltd, China, recently visited Cemento Andino’s Las Llanadas cement plant in Trujillo, Venezuela. The CATIC delegation inspected the site in light of plans to construct a new production line at the plant, sharing technical knowledge with Cemento Andino’s engineering team. With an estimated investment of around US$239 million, the expansion will increase the plant’s production capacity from 600 000 tpa to 1.8 million tpa.
CATIC has also been contracted to execute a new cement plant for Cemento Andino in Los Arangues, Lara. The plant is expected to produce around 1.2 million tpa. The projects form part of a strategic cooperation agreement between Venezuela and China.
As part of the VIII Comisión Mixta Venezuela-Irán, a delegation of Iranian and Venezuelan officials toured the 1 million tpa Cerro Azul plant, which is due to come onstream later this year.
José Artigas, Venezuela’s Cemento Andino, has confirmed that the company is operating at 86% of its production capacity, thereby meeting its target for the year.
Details of the Trujillo cement plant’s new production line were confirmed during a recent government inspection. The project will cost around US$240 million and take two years to complete.