# Cimenfort inaugurates clinker kiln in Benguela, Angola

Cimenfort inaugurated a new clinker kiln at its cement factory in Catumbela, Benguela Province, Angola, costing USD 30 million, doubling production capacity from 700,000 to 1.4 million tons of cement per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-06-19
- Where: Catumbela, Benguela Province, Angola
- Value: $30.0M
- Jobs: 280
- Starts operating: 19 Jun 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1.4 million tons of cement per year
- Products: clinker cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Cimenfort](https://endata.com/companies/25038.md)

## Sources

- [furtherafrica.com](https://furtherafrica.com/2017/06/21/angola-cimenfort-inaugurates-klinker-kiln-in-benguela/), 2017-06-20: "The first klinker kiln of the Cimenfort cement factory based in Catumbela Municipality, central Benguela Province, was inaugurated last Monday by the Industry minister."

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