Antea Cement

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Antea Cement
Industry Cement and Building materials
Headquarters
Area served
Europe, America, Africa, Middle East
Products Cement
construction aggregates
ready mix concrete
fly ash
dry mortars
building blocks
Website http://www.anteacement.com/

Antea Cement Sh.A. is a cement manufacturing company in Albania.

It is a subsidiary of Titan Cement of Greece. Its cement plant and quarries in Fushë-Krujë are expected to cost 170 million euros (USD233.3 million), according to Reuters. [1] [2] The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is considering an investment in the project. [3]

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