Carib Cement Operations

Caribbean Cement Company Limited (Carib Cement) began commercial operations in February 1952, with a capacity of 100,000 tonnes.

Since then, the company has experienced substantial growth, with the plant capacity increasing to 200,000 tonnes in 1956, 400,000 tonnes in 1964, and 600,000 tonnes in 1983. Between 2008 - 2009, as a result of extensive plant expansion and modernisation, (the commissioning of Kiln 5 and Mill 5), the company's cement and clinker manufacturing capacities are now 1.8 million and 1.3 million respectively.

The charts below present trends between 2005 and 2009 for cement and clinker production and cement sales.

Carib Cement Operations Statistics

The following chart presents statistics for Cement Production for the period 2005-2009:

Clinker Production

The following chart presents statistics for Clinker Production for the period 2005 - 2009:

Cement Sales

The following chart presents statistics for Cement Sales for the period 2005 - 2009: