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Peru looks at 25kg cement bags

23 February 2022, Published under Cement News

Peru’s Ministry of Labour and Employment Promotion has started a series of technical meetings with construction unions and companies to lower the weight of cement bags in the country from 42.5kg to 25kg. The move is designed to help prevent lower back injuries as a result of carrying the heavier weight bag. The 42.5kg bags date back from the time when the country was a net importer of cement, which arrived in oak cylinders of about 170kg. These were divided into four units of 42.5kg for sa...