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US: Drake Cement despatched 80,000t of cement in March 2022, its highest ever figure. The company has congratulated colleagues on the record volumes.

Russia: Spasskcement’s Novospassky Cement Plant in Primorsky reached a clinker production record of 1.96Mt in 2021. Clinker output beat the previous record set in 1988 by 20,000t and exceeded the design capacity of the unit of 1.84Mt of clinker by over 100,000t. Victor Ivanov, manager of Spasskcement, attributed the result to new equipment, longer lasting refractory material, the gasification of the plant and a good team of staff.

Sri Lanka: Insee Cement says it has eased a local cement shortage by operating at maximum production capacity and optimising its distribution channels. It reported a record output of 0.7Mt for the third quarter of 2021, according to the Colombo Post newspaper. The company also introduced two new import ships to help the situation.

Gustavo Navarro, the chief executive officer of Insee Cement Sri Lanka said, “We continued to fully support government regulations and industrial policies to first stabilise the market, and were able to deploy our island-wide distribution and dealership network to ensure an uninterrupted supply across the island. The loyalty and patience of our customers gave us that extra encouragement we needed to overcome the challenge.”

Dominican Republic: Cementos Argos says it had broken its production record at its 0.54Mt/yr Najayo grinding plant. The plant produced 50,194t in one month, its highest rate in 20 years. The Colombian company operates two ready-mix concrete plants and a cement grinding plant in the country.