# Afghanistan launches five cement plant projects with $750M investment

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum announced that practical work has commenced on five major cement production projects in Kandahar, Herat, Parwan, Jawzjan, and Logar with a total investment of $750 million. Once operational, they will produce 15,000 tons of cement per day (5.5 million tons annually).

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2025-08-08
- Where: Kandahar, Herat, Parwan, Jawzjan, Logar, Afghanistan
- Value: $750.0M
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 15,000 tons per day cement
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Ministry of Mines and Petroleum of Afghanistan](https://endata.com/companies/44205.md)

## Sources

- [ariananews.af](https://www.ariananews.af/efforts-underway-to-boost-cement-production-to-15000-tons-daily-mines-ministry/), 2025-08-08: "Together, these five factories have the capacity to produce 15,000 tons of cement per day, which adds up to approximately 5.5 million tons annually."

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