ANCAP (Administración Nacional de Combustibles, Alcoholes y Portland) is a state-owned company in Uruguay, and is involved in the production of petroleum products, and which most common type of cement in general use around the world as a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco, and non-specialty grout?
ANCAP (Uruguay) ANCAP (Administración Nacional de Combustibles, Alcoholes y Portland) is a state-owned company in Uruguay. It is involved in the production of petroleum products, Portland cement and alcoholic beverages. It operates Uruguay's single oil refinery at La Teja with a capacity of 50000 oilbbl per day. ANCAP has a long-term corporate credit rating 'BB-' with positive outlook by Standard & Poor's.
Concretion A concretion is a hard, compact mass of matter formed by the precipitation of mineral cement within the spaces between particles, and is found in sedimentary rock or soil. Concretions are often ovoid or spherical in shape, although irregular shapes also occur. The word 'concretion' is derived from the Latin "con" meaning 'together' and "crescere" meaning 'to grow'. Concretions form within layers of sedimentary strata that have already been deposited. They usually form early in the burial history of the sediment, before the rest of the sediment is hardened into rock. This concretionary cement often makes the concretion harder and more resistant to weathering than the host stratum.