The commissioning of the new clinker production plant at Salonit has marked the latest milestone in the history of success of the company, for the time being. Apart from the fact that it is the highest building in the whole of Slovenia, more than one crucial economic and ecological objective was fulfilled along the way. Capacities were increased to 3,500 tonnes per day, energy efficiency was increased in terms of a decrease of calorific consumption per tonne of clinker and, additionally, it is now possible to use alternative fuels; not to speak of saving energy resources and cutting down on emissions, etc.