Argos Puerto RiCorp Vega Alta Cement Plant

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Argos Puerto RiCorp Vega Alta Cement Plant (Planta de Cemento Dorado) is an integrated cement plant operating in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico.

Location

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 18.394548, -66.297463 (exact)

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Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Plant status	Start date
integrated	operating	1970

Table 2: Ownership Details

Additional information including parent company references and full ownership trees available at the Global Energy Ownership Tracker.

Parent company	Parent company GEM ID	Owner name	Owner company GEM ID
unknown [64.7%]; Cementos Argos SA [35.3%]	E100000132388 [64.7%]; E100000135427 [35.3%]	Argos Puerto Rico Corp [100.0%]	E100002005605 [100.0%]

Table 3: Capacities (million metric tonnes per annum)

Cement capacity	Clinker capacity
0.80	unknown

Table 4: Cement Production (million metric tonnes per annum)

Primary cement color	Primary cement type	Clinker substitution rate	2024 -2025 Cement production
grey	blended	unknown	unknown

Table 5: Clinker Production

Clinker production method	Number of operating kilns (accuracy)	Number of developing kilns (accuracy)	Kiln technology - preheater	Kiln technology - precalciner	Kiln technology - waste heat recovery
dry	1 (approximate)	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown

Table 6: Green Cement Technology

CCS/CCUS	Alternative fuel	Clay calcination
no	no	no

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