# CIMKO to invest $300M to double DRC cement capacity to 3Mta by 2027

Cimenterie Kongo (CIMKO) has announced plans to invest over USD 300 million to double its cement production capacity in the Democratic Republic of Congo to 3 million tonnes per year by 2027, up from 1.4 million tonnes.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-12-05
- Where: Songololo, Kongo-Central, Congo - Kinshasa
- Value: $300.0M
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3 million tonnes per year
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Cimenterie Kongo](https://endata.com/companies/88961.md)
- [Lucky Cement](https://endata.com/companies/52925.md) (partner)
- [Rawji Group](https://endata.com/companies/88962.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [cemnet.com](https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/180401/cimko-to-invest-us-300m-to-double-drc-cement-capacity-by-2027.html), 2025-12-05: "CIMKO has announced plans to invest more than US$300m to double its cement production capacity in the Democratic Republic of Congo to 3Mta by 2027."

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