# GCM Industries starts construction of 0.64Mta cement plant in Burkina Faso

GCM Industries started construction of a 0.64Mta cement plant in Kossodo, Burkina Faso, with an investment of XOF73.9bn (US$136.6m). The plant is expected to come online in 13 months and employ around 700 people.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-01-26
- Where: Kossodo industrial zone, Burkina Faso
- Value: $136.6M (73.9B XOF)
- Jobs: 700
- Starts operating: Feb 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 0.64 Mta (expandable to 1.2 Mta)
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [GCM Industries](https://endata.com/companies/52873.md)

## Sources

- [cemnet.com](https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/170217/gcm-to-build-0-64mta-plant-in-burkina-faso.html), 2021-01-28: "General Community Management (GCM) Industries has started the construction of a 0.64Mta cement plant on a 7ha plot in the industrial zone of Kossodo, Burkina Faso."
- [globalcement.com](https://www.globalcement.com/news/12629-gcm-industries-plans-0-64mt-yr-cement-plant-in-kossodo), 2021-02-03: "GCM Industries plans to establish a 0.64Mt/yr integrated cement plant, expandable to 1.2Mt/yr, in Kossodo, Ouagadougou."

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