# Dangote Cement nears completion of $300M Congo grinding plant

Dangote Cement Plc is close to completing a new US$300m cement grinding plant at Bouansa in the Republic of Congo, with production expected to start in June 2017. The plant will add 1.5Mta of capacity and create over 1,600 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-06-02
- Where: Bouansa, Republic of Congo, Congo - Brazzaville
- Value: $300.0M
- Jobs: 1,600
- Starts operating: Jun 2017
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1.5Mta
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Dangote Cement](https://endata.com/companies/19418.md)

## Sources

- [cemnet.com](https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/161822/dangote-cement-s-congo-plant-nears-completion.html), 2017-06-02: "Dangote Cement Plc is close to completing its new US$300m cement grinding plant at Bouansa in the Republic of Congo and plans to commence production this month."
- [businesspost.ng](https://businesspost.ng/economy/dangote-begins-300m-congo-cement-plant/), 2017-06-03: "Barring any last minute changes, the $300 million cement grinding plant in Congo built by Dangote Cement Plc will commence operations before the end of this month."

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