# Chip Mong Insee Cement opens $262M cement plant in Kampot, Cambodia

Chip Mong Insee Cement Corporation opened a new $262 million cement production plant in Kampot province, Cambodia. The facility is expected to become fully operational in January 2018, producing 5,000 tonnes of cement per day and creating 400 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-12-28
- Where: Tuok Meas district, Kampot province, Cambodia
- Value: $262.0M
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: 8 Feb 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 5,000 tonnes per day (almost 2 million tonnes per year)
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Chip Mong Insee Cement Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/29060.md)
- [Siam City Cement](https://endata.com/companies/21815.md) (partner)
- [Chip Mong Group](https://endata.com/companies/25484.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [phnompenhpost.com](https://phnompenhpost.com/business/new-cement-production-plant-opens-kampot/), 2017-12-28: "Once it becomes fully operational next month, the $262 million cement plant should provide 400 jobs and produce 5,000 tonnes of cement a day."
- [phnompenhpost.com](https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-cement-factory-opens-kampot), 2018-02-09: "Chip Mong Insee Cement Corporation (CMIC) launched a new factory in Kampot province yesterday, with a total production capacity of 5,000 tonnes of cement per day."
- [en.vietstock.vn](https://en.vietstock.vn/2018/02/new-cement-factory-opens-in-kampot-982-308224.htm), 2018-02-09: "We understand that the demand for cement in Cambodia will continue to grow strongly thanks to the rapid growth of the economy and population."

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