Cement Factory in Alhandra Enters Guinness as the Oldest in the World Still Active
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The Alhandra Production Center began to be built in 1890 and began industrial activity around 1894. It is the Cimpor that owns the factory that entered the Guinness World Records.
The Cimpor plant in Alhandra entered the Guinness World Records as the oldest cement plant in the world still in operation. The unit began to be built in 1890 and has been in industrial activity for more than 130 years.
CIMPOR was officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest cement factory in the world still in operation, after the ceremony held at the Alhandra Production Centre Museum.
132-year-old industry is being modernised by Cimpor with investments of 180 million euros in the decarbonisation and renovation of the main furnace.
International distinction recognized the 132 years of continuous production in the village of the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira.
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