The US$1.2B plant is due to be completed in 2016. As the primary supplier, Cemex will provide 50,000 tons of cement for the first phase of this project.
The Costa Rican Institute of Electricity, which is in charge of the plant’s construction, had several specific requirements for the cement used in the hydroelectric plant. As such, Cemex is providing cement that has a low heat hydration, high workability, and improved durability, in order to meet these requirements.
“We are honored to have been selected as the supplier for this significant renewable energy project, not only because of its scale and importance to the country of Costa Rica, but also because it represents an important opportunity to provide our customers with a unique solution with our special cement products.” said Carlos González, Cemex Costa Rica President.
Cemex is one of the largest building materials companies in Central America with a cement production capacity of 3.3 million metric tons a year in three cement plants and two grinding mills located in Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Guatemala. The company also has 30 ready-mix concrete plants and seven aggregates quarries in the region.
