# Gulbahar Cement breaks ground on $143M cement plant in Herat, Afghanistan

Gulbahar Cement has begun construction of a new $143 million cement plant in Zinda Jan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The plant will have a production capacity of 3,000 tpd (approx. 1Mta) and is expected to create about 5,000 direct and indirect jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-08-10
- Where: Zinda Jan district, Herat province, Afghanistan
- Value: $143.0M
- Jobs: 5,000
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 3,000 tpd (approx. 1Mta)
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Gulbahar Cement](https://endata.com/companies/93467.md)

## Sources

- [cemnet.com](https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/181827/gulbahar-cement-breaks-ground-on-us-143m-herat-plant.html), 2026-08-10: "The foundation stone was laid by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund."

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