Displaying items by tag: Cementos del Oriente
Procemcol opens cement plant in Sogamoso
15 September 2016Colombia: Procemcol has opened its 0.24Mt/yr Productora de Cemento SAS cement plant in Sogamoso. The project had an investment of US$10.2m and it will create 65 jobs, according to the El Tiempo newspaper. Sogamoso also has two other cement plants, owned by Cementos Argos and Cementos del Oriente, which are upgrading their equipment.
Protests held in Boyaca against cement companies
09 January 2015Colombia: Demonstrations have been held in Boyaca, Colombia by residents from Firavitoba and Tibasosa in order to protest against the operations of cement manufacturers Cementos del Oriente, Cementos Tequendama, Holcim and Cementos Argos. The communities claim that the cement operations are having a harmful effect on their health and are affecting the state of the local roads. Local authorities have agreed to meet with representatives from the communities on 19 January 2015 to discuss the matter.