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Cementos Argos supplies European Space Agency project at Kourou
29 November 2018French Guiana: Cementos Argos is supplying around 54,500t of cement for the Ariane 6 launch pad at the European Space Agency’s spaceport at Kourou. The Colombian cement producer is a strategic supplier for the project and it has been supporting Eiffage, the main contractor. The new launch pad is 90% complete and it is expected to be finished in 2019. The first launch is scheduled for 2020.
Cementos Argos is supplying three different types of cement for the project: a road binder, a soil stabiliser and a sulphate-resistant product. These will be used to build the launch platform, including a mobile base with a height of 90m, the assembly building for the rockets and other structural work.
French Guiana: Colombia’s Cementos Argos plans to supply 21,000t of cement for a launch pad for the Ariane 6 launcher being built by the European Space Agency. Argos is providing three difference types of cement for the project that is scheduled for completion in 2018 and inauguration in 2020. The project has a budget of Euro600m and around 800 personnel are working on the construction site.