Manufacturing Magazine July 2015 | Page 108

Cimento Bravo storage warehouse
EXPANSION AND ENVIROMENTAL CONSERVATION “ The Paripiranga [ Bahia state ] unit is one of the project ’ s anchors ,” notes Notare . Located 230 miles from Salvador , this will be the first CPP integrated factory with limestone mining and clinker manufacturing . With a production capacity of 2.7 million tons per year of cement , it will be Bahia ’ s largest cement factory . It also has limestone quarries of excellent quality .
With an investment expected to surpass USD $ 322 million , the company ’ s production will serve primarily the markets in Bahia , Sergipe , Alagoas , Pernambuco e Paraíba states , possibly expanding to Rio Grande do Norte e Ceará states as well . “ The expectations are to start the construction of this unit as soon as we obtain the environmental license and operations kick off in 30 months after construction begins ,” says the president .
It is relevant to mention that , with the goal of educating the local communities about the preservation of archaeological sites , as it is the speleology of the region , educational workshops were created and
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