Brocēni
Brocēni | |
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Town | |
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UTC+3 (EEST) | |
| Postal code | LV-3851; LV-3801 |
| Calling code | +371 638 |
| Number of city council members | 11 |
| Website | www |
Brocēni (
A Portland cement and slate factory, currently the only one in Latvia, was built from 1936 to 1938 by the Riga-based A/S Ch. Schmit cement factory of H. H. Šmits. The initial capacity was 60 thousand tons of cement per year. In 1948, during the Soviet occupation of Latvia, operations were expanded with the start of the nationalized Brocēni Cement and Roofing Slate Plant, Brocēni Lime Plant and Saldus Brick Plant. After the restoration of the independence of Latvia, the factory continued work and in 2005 was acquired by Cemex. In 2019, Cemex sold its assets in the Baltic States and the Nordic countries to the German SCHWENK Zement GmbH & Co. KG.[3][4]
Brocēni is also home to the
See also
- List of cities in Latvia
References
- ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā) 2021 - 2022". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ KG, SCHWENK Zement. "Cement production history in Brocēni". SCHWENK Latvija. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- Lsm.lv(in Latvian). 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
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