9/12/2005

Muammar al Gaddafi inaugurates cement factory in Libya

The Leader of the Revolution Muammar al Gaddafi inaugurated Sunday evening the first stage of Al-Burge Cement Factory in the city of Zalitin, al-Margeb Shabia, to be added to the series of cement factories and other giant achievements in all fields of industrial production.

Gaddafi was briefed on the first and second stages of this industrial project which is constructed on an area of 60 hectares in two stages, the first with a production capacity of 400.000 tons annually and with an average of 80.000 sacks per day, while the second stage will reach a capacity of 1.800.000 tons with an increase rate of 25% .

The total production of the two stages when completed will reach 3.200.000 tons by the beginning of the year 2007. To start production, the Leader of the Revolution Gaddafi pressed the start button and he followed the production process to its final stage, following that the Leader put the foundation stone of the second stage of this factory.

Source: JANA