Holcim Argentina to import slag

Argentina: Holcim Argentina plans to start a slag import programme due to lack of local supply. Its sister company LG Trading, also owned by LafargeHolcim, will arrange the purchases subject to local regulations and permitting. Three ships with a capacity of 40,000t will be contracted at first to import slag from October to December 2017. Slag from the programme will be used at the cement producer’s Campana grinding plant near Buenos Aires.