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Corporación Socialista del Cemento accepts Petro cryptocurrency

10 September 2020, Published under Cement News

Cement for construction projects in Venezuela supplied by Corporación Socialista del Cemento (CSC) can now be paid for with the country’s cryptocurrency, Petro. The government of Nicolás Maduro has approved the use to “contribute to the economic development of the country.” Users must register in the official CSC portal through the customer service and product programming system, SACPRO. The expansion of payment methods with the Petro is part of the objectives of the Maduro government to...

Venezuela: Llas Lanadas commissions Line 2

16 October 2017, Published under Cement News

On Friday, 13 October the second line of the Las LLanadas plant in Trujillo, Venezuela, was commissioned, increasing the cement works’ capacity by 0.5Mta to 1.35Mta. Line No 2 includes a 64m-long kiln and General Lynch Dávila, president of the Corporación Socialista de Cementos, which owns the cement plant, said that the company’s technology “is a model throughout the South American region.” "We also have a large warehouse in which 12,000t of cement will be stored and two bulk dispatch...

Venezuela: Trujillo's line 2 construction makes steady progress

28 September 2015, Published under Cement News

The construction of the second line at the Trujillo plant of Venezuela’s Cemento Andino has progressed to 35.1 per cent, according to the president of Corporación Socialista del Cemento. "The growth we are experiencing today will have a major impact on the development not only of Trujillo, but of Venezuela. With this new line, the cement production capacity of this subsidiary will triple, to place it in third place production of the country, "he said. The project represents an investme...

Venezuela: Holcim receives final installment

01 December 2014, Published under Cement News

Holcim today announced that the group has received the last compensation installment in connection with the nationalisation of Holcim Venezuela in 2008. Corporación Socialista Del Cemento SA, which is now operating the former Holcim plant, has transferred the remaining compensation amount of US$97.5m intially due on 10 September 2014, the Swiss cement producer said in a statement. Holcim reported back in October that it was still awaiting the final installment and was in contact with rel...

Venezuela government to centralise cement plant administration

22 August 2014, Published under Cement News

The Venezuelan government is currently looking at plans to unify the administration of the cement works owned by Corporación Socialista del Cemento (CSC). At present, while the cement works are subsidiaries of the CSC, they each have their own administration. CSC includes Venezolana de Cementos, Industria Venezolana de Cementos, Fábrica Nacional de Cementos and Cemento Andino. Three out of four cement companies have production issues, which is leading to cement shortages in the country.