Construction Magazine July 2016 | Page 158

COMPANY SOBOCE S . NAME A .
El Puente cement factory , located in Tarija and the private sector . The company ’ s most important product is cement mix , sold through the Viacha , Emisa , El Puente and Warnes brands . Ready Mix stands out as the group ’ s premixed concrete brand . The most recent addition to SOBOCE ’ s product roster is SOBOPRET , its prefab material line , a reliable supplier from beams to complete prefabricated homes .
Emisa cement plant , located in Oruro
Innovation in manufacturing processes and new products
Maintaining the same pace as the construction industry in Bolivia demands significant investments to increase production by expanding the company ’ s facilities . The Viacha cement plant , located in the La Paz Department , is already into its 12th expansion process , which belongs to a larger scheme known as the Illimani Project . This time , a vertical grinding mill from FLSmidth will be deployed ; this Danish company has been a supplier to SOBOCE since the 1970s . The vertical grinding mill will be the first in its class to be installed at Bolivia , and it will become the highest cement-grinding vertical mill above sea level .
The Illimani Project also includes the deployment of automated systems for concrete mix bag packaging and palletizing , as well as silo construction . The aforementioned efforts are expected to contribute in increasing production to two million tons per year in the Viacha plant , which
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