MANILA – Eagle Cement Corp. will increase its cement production this year as it pursues to put up its fifth manufacturing facility in San Ildefonso, Bulacan.
In a statement Thursday, Eagle president and chief executive officer Paul Ang said the company is spending PHP1.5 billion for the construction of its Bulacan plant.
The new mill will have a capacity of 1.5 million metric tons, increasing the company’s cement output to 8.6 million metric tons by the end of 2020.
Eagle currently has three production lines in its Bulacan cement plant, producing 7.1 million metric tons or 180 million bags annually.
Its grinding and packaging facility in Limay, Bataan can process 12 million bags of cement in a year.
“In line with the government’s call to prioritize critical infrastructure projects that will help restart the economy, we have ramped up our production since we resumed commercial operations last month. Eagle is fully prepared to supply the steadily increasing demand for cement as more and more construction projects both in the public and private sectors open up,” Ang said.
He added the outlook for construction activities in the second half of the year is good as community quarantine measures ease.
While the government eases restrictions to reopen economic activities, Ang said the company remains committed to prioritize the safety and health of its employees and communities.
The cement manufacturer has done more than 2,700 reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing to all employees, haulers, contractors, distributors, and some residents of its host community in Brgy. Akle, San Ildefonso, Bulacan.
The firm will also do 1,000 tests every month.
Eagle has a partnership with St. Luke's Medical Center Bonifacio Global City for the RT-PCR testing. (PNA)
