# GICA building new Sigus cement plant in Algeria with 2.2Mta capacity

Groupe Industriel des Ciments d’Algérie (GICA) is building a new greenfield cement plant in Sigus, Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria, with a capacity of 2.2 million tonnes per year, with thyssenkrupp as EPC partner.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-11-19
- Where: Sigus, Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 2.2 million tonnes per year
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Groupe Industriel des Ciments d'Algérie](https://endata.com/companies/21791.md)
- [thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/2305.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [cemnet.com](https://www.cemnet.com/Articles/story/167806/future-proofing-algeria-s-flagship.html), 2019-11-19: "Groupe Industriel des Ciments d’Algérie is set to increase its total cement capacity by 2.2Mta, thanks to the new Sigus cement plant, located in the province of Oum El Bouaghi, eastern Algeria."

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