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ECEBOL to commission Potosí cement plant in June 2023

20 March 2023

Bolivia: Empresa Publica Productiva Cementos de Bolivia (ECEBOL) now expects to commission its upcoming 1.3Mt/yr Potosí cement plant in June 2023. It would then begin selling bagged cement from November 2023 onwards. The La Razón newspaper has reported that ECEBOL has recorded 'physical progress' on the project of 92%, and executed US$264m-worth (85%) of a total planned investment of US$311m.

ECEBOL ran successful empty tests on installed equipment earlier in March 2023. Government representatives and local stakeholders will visit the plant on 30 March 2023.

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ECEBOL's Potosí plant to commence operations in early 2023

15 November 2022

Bolivia: Empresa Publica Productiva Cementos de Bolivia (ECEBOL)'s upcoming 1.3Mt/yr Potosí cement plant is 91% completed and will commence cement production during the first quarter of 2023, according to the Bolivian government. When operational, the plant will produce up to 3000t/day of clinker and employ 2200 people directly and indirectly.

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Empresa Publica Productiva Cementos de Bolivia’s Oruro plant operating at 80% capacity

08 July 2021

Bolivia: Empresa Publica Productiva Cementos de Bolivia’s (ECEBOL) integrated Oruro plant is operating at 80% capacity following its reopening in mid-June 2021. The unit is selling cement to La Paz, Oruro and Cochabamba, according to the La Razón newspaper. Restarting the plant cost around US$8m.

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Empresa Publica Productiva Cementos de Bolivia restarts Oruro cement plant

16 June 2021

Bolivia: Empresa Publica Productiva Cementos de Bolivia (ECEBOL) has officially restarted cement production at its integrated Oruro cement plant in Caracollo. The La Razón newspaper has reported the cost of the restart at US$8.41m. The producer received a cash injection from the government in order to enable it to restock cement bags, pay outstanding salaries and have working capital, according to Bolivian President Luis Arce. The head of state alleges that the previous administration ‘paralysed’ many of the country’s public companies through mismanagement.

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Empresa Publica Productiva Cementos de Bolivia’s Potosí cement plant secures natural gas supply from Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos

08 April 2021

Bolivia: Empresa Publica Productiva Cementos de Bolivia (ECEBOL) has signed a contract for the supply of 337,000m3/yr of natural gas to its Potosí cement plant. The La Razón newspaper has reported that the supplier will be Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB). The cement producer will use a 8km pipeline to connect to the network. The value of the deal is US$4.06m.

General manager Fátima Pacheco said that the pipeline will realise "the dream of the Potosí people of becoming a benchmark for cement and clinker production in the south of the country."

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Bolivia promotes cement exports to Paraguay

18 November 2020

Bolivia/Paraguay: The Bolivian-Paraguayan Binational Chamber of Commerce & Industry is working with Bolivia-based Fábrica Nacional de Cemento (Fancesa) to export cement to Paraguay via the Parana – Paraguay Rivers Inland Waterway. The organisation is also trying to promote exports from the new Empresa Publica Productiva Cementos de Bolivia’s (ECEBOL) integrated cement plant at Caracollo in Oruro, according to the Agencia Boliviana de Información. Local Bolivian cement producers faced production stoppages from March to May 2020 due to coronavirus-related restrictions.

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Gas supply puts start of Potosí cement plant in doubt

12 February 2020

Bolivia: Antonio Pino, Vice Minister of Hydrocarbons, says that a new gas pipeline will have to be built to supply the Potosí cement plant at Chiutara. This may delay the start of the new plant to as late as early 2022, according to the El Potosí newspaper. The 1.3Mt/yr integrated unit was previously planned to start operation in February 2020.

The project was supported by the country’s previous government administration through the creation of Empresa Publica Productiva Cementos de Bolivia (ECEBOL. The plant is being built by Sociedad Accidental Imasa Polysius, a joint venture created by Polysius and Imasa.

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New ECEBOL cement plant at Caracollo inaugurated

05 August 2019

Bolivia: Empresa Publica Productiva Cementos de Bolivia’s (ECEBOL) new integrated cement plant at Caracollo in Oruro has been inaugurated. President Evo Morales attended the event for the 1.3Mt/yr plant, according to the Correo del Sur newspaper. The project had an investment of US$306m and it was built by a consortium of Sacyr, Imasa and Polysius.

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Bolivian government to further prioritise use of locally produced cement

17 June 2019

Bolivia: The Bolivian parliament has approved draft legislation prioritising the use of locally produced cement by local government and state-owned companies for infrastructure projects and road construction. The law will support the opening of two new cement plants at Potosí and Oruro in late 2019, according to El Potosi. The new rules further extend a decree announced in March 2019.

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ECEBOL Caracollo cement plant to start commercial operation in August 2019

12 June 2019

Bolivia: Empresa Publica Productiva Cementos de Bolivia’s (ECEBOL) at Caracollo in Oruro will start commercial operation in August 2019. The US$306m plant will have a production capacity of 1.3Mt/yr, according to Radio FM Bolivia. A consortium of Sacyr, Imasa and Polysius have worked on the project.

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