# Habesha Cement opens $132M plant in Holeta, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn inaugurated Habesha Cement's new factory in Holeta Town, with a capacity of 1.4 million tons of cement per year, built at a cost of about US$132 million.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-04-22
- Where: Holeta Town, Ethiopia
- Value: $132.0M
- Starts operating: 22 Apr 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1.4 million tons per year
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Habesha Cement](https://endata.com/companies/23745.md)

## Sources

- [cceonlinenews.com](https://cceonlinenews.com/news/habesha-cement-factory-inaugurated/), 2017-04-22: "Ethiopia’s prime minister Hailemariam Dessalegn has inaugurated Habesha Cement’s new factory with the capacity to produce 1.4 million tons of cement per year."

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