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Holcim Spain completes its restructuring with the decommissioning of its cement plant in Lorca (08/02/2013)

The consolidated Yeles grinding for supply to the Midwest

Holcim Spain has announced the closure of its production of Lorca (Murcia) due to low demand for cement in the present and for the foreseeable future.

Holcim keep in Lorca distribution center bagged products.

The supply of bulk cement silo will take place from the company that owns the mill tailings and from Carboneras, making markets and customers will not be affected

"The cement production overcapacity in Spain is over 70% and the outlook for the coming years not allow us to provide the reuse of these assets in the future" said Vincent Lefebvre, CEO of Holcim Spain.

Moreover, the company confirms its commitment to the strategic position to undertake market Yeles center of the peninsula.

Your event will be held from the clinker grinding plant.

Given the oversupply of raw material for the manufacture of cement, the company has decided to remove the furnace clinker production without affecting the cement production capacity of the factory.

Holcim Spain had paralyzed its factory production of Lorca and the activity Yeles kilns as part of the restructuring process that took place in 2012, so the staff of the company will not be affected.

During this process, employment declined in both plants in 114 members, of which 47 were relocated to other Group centers and 39 were early retirees.

With these actions Holcim restructuring its assets adapting to market needs and strengthen its position in the face of major challenges in the sector.

Lorca's factory began production in 1967, the group Cementos Alba, with initial production of 360,000 tons / year.

The center was a pioneer in Spain in the use of alternative fuels, for which gambled since 1991.

The facility had a production capacity of about one million tons of cement and 600,000 tonnes of clinker

Separately, Yeles factory has over one hundred years of history since it began its journey in the year 1909.

The facility has a production capacity of about one million tons of cement and employs 25 workers.

Source: Holcim España

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