GALLE’S FIRST VERTICAL CEMENT GRINDING PLANT

Entering an important new phase in the company’s history, INSEE Cement laid the foundation stone and commenced building a US$ 14 million vertical cement grinding plant in Galle recently. The foundation stone was placed by Nishantha Muthuhettigamage, Deputy Minister of Ports and Shipping, and Sajeewa Wimalasiri – Resident Manager of the Galle Port, together with officials from INSEE Cement. The plant will be completed by 2018 and have an annual capacity of 450,000 tonnes of cement. The company will invest a further three million dollars in initiatives to safeguard the surrounding environment with assistance from the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.