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Cementos Cienfuegos reports progress rehabilitation programme

29 December 2023, Published under Cement News

Cementos Cienfuegos SA, the largest cement factory in Cuba, is making progress in its rehabilitation, the plant's management reports. The plant currently runs at 30 per cent of its 1.6Mta nominal capacity but modernisation is under way. The first results of a foreign currency raising programme are starting to be seen, according to National Television News, with Cienfuegos Financial Manager, Angel García de León, saying that the first shipment took place in November. The plant is planning...

Cementos Cienfuegos resumes production following Irma

22 September 2017, Published under Cement News

Cementos Cienfuegos SA, the largest cement plant in Cuba, is gradually restarting cement production following the passage of Hurricane Irma. Irma caused some damage to the plant and saw the insulation of the ESPs, cables and the intake of water in the dyke of Codicia affected. The expert team at the plant also faced issues with key fan control systems. Power was restored on 14 September and crews had been working continuously to light the 3000tpd kiln, which took place on 19 September...

Cuba: Cienfuegos reserves sufficient for Karl Marx plant

14 November 2014, Published under Cement News

The quarries of Cienfuegos province, Cuba, have reserves for some 150 years and thus ensure the continued operation for the Karl Marx cement plant, the country’s largest cement producer, according to ACN, the Cuban news agency. There are currently four quarries in operation, producing limestone, marl, zeolites and pellets. They are extracting around 500tph of rock, although they are affected by spare part shortages, caused by lack of funding, which impacts six loaders.