Site dossier · Integrated cement plant
Barroso Plant
Barroso, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Overview
High-efficiency plant modernised with the world's largest vertical cement mill at the time of its opening; Holcim sold its Brazilian operations, including this plant, to CSN Cimentos in 2022.
What's done here
- Grey cement
Production & operations
- Operating company
- Holcim Brasil (sold to CSN Cimentos, 2022) Holcim — LafargeHolcim opens high-efficiency cement plant in Brazil
Key events
Milestones reconstructed from the public record for this site and its operator.
- 1955Site founded / commissionedBarroso PlantHolcim — LafargeHolcim opens high-efficiency cement plant in Brazil
- 1912Operator foundedHolcim Ltd (formerly LafargeHolcim)Holcim — LafargeHolcim opens high-efficiency cement plant in Brazil
- —Nameplate capacity3.20 Mt/y cementHolcim — LafargeHolcim opens high-efficiency cement plant in Brazil
- —Operator listedSIX: HOLNHolcim — LafargeHolcim opens high-efficiency cement plant in Brazil
- todayCurrent statusOperatingHolcim — LafargeHolcim opens high-efficiency cement plant in Brazil
Every field & its source
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Data compiled from public sources incl. company websites & Wikipedia. Unofficial visualization.