July 9, 2010

Claxton Bay, Trinidad:
 
Trinidad & Tobago’s (T&T) Prime Minister – the Honourable Mrs. Kamla Persad Bissessar, in her recent trip to Jamaica, attended yesterday’s (July 8) commemoration ceremony of Caribbean Cement Co. Ltd.’s Kiln 5/ Mill 5 projects. Also in attendence was the Prime Minster of Jamaica - the Honourable Bruce Golding, as well as several members of both the Jamaican and T&T Governments. The function was held at the company’s Rockfort, Kingston facilities and included a plant tour of the Kiln 5 and Mill 5 sites.

The completion of the Kiln 5 and Mill 5 projects signaled the culmination of the TCL Group’s expansion and modernization of its operations throughout the region, which began in 2004. Kiln 5 - the new state –of –the art Pre Calciner, Dry Process Kiln was commissioned in August 2008, after a two – year construction period and over 2.3 million man hours worked. The introduction of this kiln has significantly increased Carib Cement’s clinker (the intermediate product in the production of cement) manufacturing capacity. With the commissioning of Mill 5 in October 2009, Carib Cement’s cement manufacturing capability is now in excess of 1.8million tonnes per annum. This forms part of the TCL Group’s medium term strategic goal of achieving a combined cement production level of 3.5 million tonnes across its three plants (Trinidad Cement, Arawak Cement and Carib Cement).

The successful completion of these projects at Carib Cement has undoubtedly enhanced the Group’s capability to reliably supply Caricom’s demand for cement. Currently, the TCL Group has a productive capacity of 2,515,164 tonnes per year compared to CARICOM’s demand of 2,160,000 tonnes per annum. Additionally, the Group has reserve capacity of approximately 560,640 tonnes of cement per annum

 Prime Minster of Jamaica – Bruce Golding and Prime Minster of Trinidad & Tobago – Kamla Persad – Bissessar unveil the Kiln5/Mill 5 Commemoration plaque at Caribbean Cement Co. Ltd.

Carib Cement’s state –of –the –art Pre-Calciner Dry Process Kiln 5 Inset: Prime Minster Kamla Persad – Bissessar and Prime Minster of Jamaica – Bruce Golding in discussion with Andy Bhajan – Chairman, TCL during the plant tour of Carib Cement’s Kiln 5 and Mill 5 sites.