en.Wedoany.com Reported - Caleras San Juan has completed its investment plan initiated in 2016. With the commissioning of a fourth high-efficiency Swiss-made kiln, its annual lime production capacity has increased to 600,000 tons, solidifying its position as a supplier of lime to the mining, steel, and lithium industries.
The master plan includes the installation of four high-efficiency kilns manufactured by MAERZ of Switzerland, along with a new photovoltaic park, enabling the company to produce using clean energy. The project site is surrounded by native tree species and olive trees irrigated via drip irrigation, which the company claims is a first in Latin America and globally.
The ignition ceremony for the fourth kiln was guided by professionals from MAERZ of Switzerland and led by Raúl Cabanay, General Manager of Caleras San Juan, along with his team of engineers and geologists. Also present at the ignition were Operations Manager Germán Cabanay, Innovation and Development Manager Augusto Durante, Engineering Manager Caupolicán González Aubone, Administrative and Financial Managers Diego Mira and Marcelo Solorza, and Commercial Manager Alejandra Carniello.
The new facility enables the company to meet the demands of large-scale copper mines in the province, as well as the steel and lithium industries, and international orders from Chile and other countries in the Americas. Caleras San Juan has spent a decade completing its industrial transformation, adopting technologies that reduce its carbon footprint, becoming the first 100% Argentine-capital lime company to achieve ISO certification for quality, environment, and occupational health and safety management systems.
The company currently employs over 300 people directly, from areas such as Cienaguita, Divisadero, Pedernal, and Los Berros, of whom 22% are women, working in administrative and production roles; three of them operate kilns that are 44 meters high and reach temperatures exceeding 1,200 degrees Celsius.
Raúl Cabanay expressed satisfaction at the ignition ceremony, stating that these advancements bring pride to shareholders, employees, and the province, and revealed that a new investment plan will be announced in the coming weeks.
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