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| HeidelbergCement opens new plant in Greater Moscow  HeidelbergCement had officially opened its newly built cement plant TulaCement. The plant, which is located approximately 150 km south of Moscow in the city of Novogurovsky, in the Tula region, has a production capacity of 2 million tonnes of cement. Construction of the plant began in April 2009. The investment costs for the new plant, which employs around 400 people, amount to approximately EUR 300 million.The cement will be produced in a dry process in the highly automated plant, which is equipped with environmentally-friendly technology. The entire production site – including the quarries, where the raw material is extracted for cement production – spans over 100 hectares. To ensure optimum logistics for delivery and cement shipments, HeidelbergCement has constructed several kilometres of road and railway lines. Four modern apartment buildings have been erected for the employees. HeidelbergCement has been active in Russia since 2001. Amongst other activities, the Group operates a cement plant near St. Petersburg and is the majority shareholder of a building materials company in Bashkortostan, one of the richest republics in Russia, where dry mortar and gypsum are also manufactured in addition to cement. HeidelbergCement also produces aggregates in Voronezh and Novogurovsky (Tula region). Cement is imported to important growth regions via import terminals in Murmansk, Archangelsk, and Kaliningrad. write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Construction News :: home page |