LEOCEM to begin production of slag cement in Sierra Leone
HeidelbergCement’s Sierra Leone Cement Corp Ltd (LEOCEM), the sole manufacturer of cement in the country, has announced that it will start production of slag cement in June 2014.
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HeidelbergCement’s Sierra Leone Cement Corp Ltd (LEOCEM), the sole manufacturer of cement in the country, has announced that it will start production of slag cement in June 2014.
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