INSEE lay foundation stone for Galle grinding station

The foundation stone has een laid for INSEE Cement's new vertical mill that will be the main part of the company's US$14m grinding plant in the port of Galle, Sri Lanka.

INSEE Cement CEO, Nandana Ekanayake, said: "The new plant will be the first vertical cement grinding plant in the southern province and also for the company. It is the company’s first big investment since the acquisition in Sri Lanka by Siam City Cement Public Company. This is another milestone in our ambitious mission to build and contribute to the nation’s 
future prosperity."

The plant will be completed by 1 June 2018 and will have a capacity of 450,000tpa of cement. The company will further invest US$3m in initiatives to safeguard the surrounding environment with assistance from the Sri Lanka 
Ports Authority.

Technical consultant for the project is CemCon AG, a Swiss company, which will provide support in machine selection, onsite factory acceptance testing as well as pre-installation and post-commissioning testing. 

The new plant will open up employment opportunities for over 100 persons during the construction phase while over 50 persons in the vicinity will gain full time or contract employment once the plant 
is completed.