# Empire Cement Packaging plans $500M cement plant in Weija, Ghana

Empire Cement Packaging Ltd acquired land in Weija, Ghana, to build a 1Mta cement factory costing approximately US$500m. The groundbreaking was in June 2020 and construction is expected to take one year.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-09-30
- Where: Weija, Ghana
- Value: $500.0M
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1Mta
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Empire Cement Packaging](https://endata.com/companies/50249.md)
- [Obokom Civil Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/50250.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [cemnet.com](https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/169611/empire-cement-packaging-plans-affordable-cement-for-ghanaians.html), 2020-09-30: "The 1Mta factory will cost approximately US$500m and is being developed in partnership with Obokom Civil Engineering Ltd, which will own a 30 per cent stake in the factory."

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