Sinoma has reported on the completion ceremony held at Dangote Cement’s plant in Ethiopia at the beginning of June. The ceremony was attended by Ethiopia’s Prime Minister and the President of Nigeria’s Central Bank. The Prime Minister unveiled the plaque for the opening ceremony and visited the central control room and packing plant. Representatives from the Chinese Embassy, from Chinese companies in Ethiopia and from Sinoma were also in attendance.
Sinoma reports that its project team worked hard from the beginning of the project in 2013 to overcome challenges such as shortage of local materials, weather, altitude, etc. and ultimately achieved the target of smooth project completion, laying the basis for obtaining the PAC certificate hereafter.
Paul Maxwell-Cook introduces this year’s World Review – featured in the July issue of World Cement – with an overview of the cement industry in all the global markets, beginning with Africa.
Dangote Group, Nigeria, has commissioned a new cement plant in Ethiopia. It represents an investment of approximately N.94.5 billion (US$480 million) and is located in the Mugher district.