Arawak Cement Company Limited (ACCL) Company Overview
Arawak Cement Company was incorporated in Barbados in 1981 and was wholly acquired by TCL in 1994. Its primary activity is the manufacture and sale of Ordinary Portland Cement. Production of cement in 2008 was 301,400 tonnes.
Website: www.arawakcement.com.bb
Marketing
Arawak Cement Company was acquired from the Government of Barbados, and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in 1994, after its kiln had been closed and when it was operating as a clinker grinding facility to supply the local market. In 1996, the company concentrated on the re-activation of its kiln, which was successfully completed during the second quarter of 1997. This project enhanced the Group‘s production capacity and marketing flexibility. The plant is now capable of producing approximately 350,000 tonnes of cement annually.
ACCL commissioned the use of a new solid fuel supply system in 2007. Pet Coke was identified as the most economical and reliable alternative for kiln firing at ACCL after the curtailment of its orimulsion supply from venezuela. The first year of operating the kiln using 100% Pet Coke was 2008.
ACCL Lime Division
In December 1997, the TCL Group purchased a lime plant which was previously owned and operated by Silicate Caribbean Limited. The lime plant is located in St. Lucy, Barbados adjacent to the Arawak Cement plant. At present, the plant is being run as a division of Arawak Cement Company Limited and given the demonstrated transformational competence of the TCL Group, it is expected that the ACCL Lime Division will become a leading manufacturer of quality lime in the Caribbean region.
Principal Products: Hydrated & Quick lime
Marketing: Lime and its derivatives are in great demand in the region. Large quantities of quick lime are consumed in the steel industry, whereas hydrated lime is the largest tonnage chemical used in the treatment of potable and industrial water supplies. Lime has many other uses in the Agricultural, Glass, Dairy Products and Chemical industries.
The three main competitors in the region are Chemline of the USA and its subsidiary in Jamaica, Chippinham also from Jamaica and Limbux of the United Kingdom.