A fire at the facilities of Puerto Ventanas, in the district of Puchincaví, central Chile, has damaged bulk material conveyor belts at the port, used t.
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Cemento Melón expects to bring online Punta Arenas plant by June 08 March 2021
Chile-based Cemento Melón expects to see its new US$30m Punta Arenas grinding plant to be commissioned by June 2021, reports La Prensa Austral. The plant is located 8.5km north of Punta Arenas in Chile’s most southern region and has a production capacity of 250,000tpa. If the market requires it, an expansion to double this initial capacity will be considered, according to Iván Marinado, Cemento Melón’s general manager.
While the company has been present in the Magellanes region for some time, the market has significant potential for growth. “Melón has been present in the area for more than 40 years, arriving with our cements from the central area of the country. Now, we permanently monitor the places that represent a particular growth potential. Thus, in 2008, Melón installed a cement grinding plant in Puerto Montt, which, a couple of years ago, was expanded to double its ca