# Eurocement to expand Akhangarancement plant capacity to 5Mt/yr in Uzbekistan

Eurocement is upgrading its Akhangarancement cement plant in Tashkent region, Uzbekistan, adding a second plant to increase total capacity from 2.0Mt/yr to 5.0Mt/yr. The total investment is US$200m, and the upgraded plant is expected to become operational in 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-12-09
- Where: Tashkent region, Uzbekistan
- Value: $200.0M
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 5.0Mt/yr
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Eurocement](https://endata.com/companies/22251.md)

## Sources

- [globalcement.com](https://www.globalcement.com/news/10895-eurocement-s-akhangarancement-plant-upgrade-to-consist-of-3mt-yr-capacity-expansion), 2019-12-09: "Taking into account the growing needs of the Uzbek market in building materials, Eurocement is committed to creation of a building materials cluster based around the Akhangarancement plant."

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