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Issue date: September 23rd, 2009
CEMEX have this week opened their new 1.2 million tonnes per annum cement grinding and blending plant at the Port of Tilbury in Essex. The £49 million investment, which has been under construction for the past two years, is the largest in the UK cement industry for five years and will increase CEMEX UK’s cement capacity by 20%.
The facility, which is the only cement plant in the south-east of England, was officially opened by Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, and Minister for the Thames Gateway, Shahid Malik, in the company of CEMEX’s president of the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Region, Juan Romero, and 150 guests.
‘I’m delighted that CEMEX chose to site their new plant in the Thames Gateway,’ said Mr Malik. ‘The decision to base the low-carbon sustainable plant in Tilbury will provide jobs and allow the company to reduce it’s carbon footprint even further by making use of the Gateway’s water and rail transport links.’
The Tilbury facility marks a step-change in the industry by producing blended cements in purpose-built, factory-controlled conditions. The plant also boasts the first vertical cement mill in the country, which uses 20–40% less energy than traditional horizontal mills.
These features, combined with the facility’s blended cement capabilities and shipping, barge and rail-loading facilities, mean that the plant’s carbon footprint per tonne of finished product will be significantly reduced.
CEMEX UK’s president, Gonzalo Galindo, said: ‘I am immensely proud of this plant, which truly demonstrates our commitment to the construction industry and confidence that the UK economy will bounce back. The energy efficiency of the UK’s first vertical cement mill, combined with the use of by-products from other industries in our cements, will significantly increase the sustainability of our end products.’
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