# Popcement JV building $50M cement plant in Uzbekistan

The Uzbek-Chinese-Arab joint venture Popcement has launched construction of a $50 million cement plant in the Pap district of Namangan region, Uzbekistan, with an annual capacity of 500,000 tons and expected to create 700 jobs. Completion is planned for September 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-02-06
- Where: Pap district, Namangan region, Uzbekistan
- Value: $50.0M
- Jobs: 700
- Starts operating: Sep 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 500,000 tons per year
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Popcement](https://endata.com/companies/29885.md)

## Sources

- [timesca.com](https://timesca.com/uzbek-chinese-arab-jv-building-new-cement-plant-in-uzbekistan/), 2018-02-06: "Completion of construction and installation works at the enterprise is planned in September this year."

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