# CNBM launches $200M cement plant in Chongwe, Zambia

China National Building Materials (CNBM) has officially launched a new cement plant in Chongwe Mapande Industrial Park, Zambia. The first phase involves a $200 million investment for a 1Mt cement production line and other facilities, creating over 400 direct jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-07-30
- Where: Chongwe Mapande Industrial Park, Zambia, Zambia
- Value: $200.0M
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: 30 Jul 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1Mt cement per year
- Products: cement, pan bricks, premix concrete, aggregate, manufactured sand
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [China National Building Materials Group Corp](https://endata.com/companies/22561.md)

## Sources

- [cemnet.com](https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/164593/zambia-starts-work-on-new-1mta-cement-plant.html), 2018-07-30: "The first phase which is being commissioned today has a total investment of US$200m and consists of 1Mt cement production line per year."

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