# Lemi National Cement Industrial Complex to be built in Ethiopia

Private investors plan to build the Lemi National Cement Industrial Complex in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, including a 10,000tpd cement plant and other factories. The US$2.2bn project is owned by East Africa Holdings with China's West International Holding as a partner; construction is expected to take 5-7 years.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-03-09
- Where: Amhara region, Ethiopia
- Value: $2.20B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 10,000 tpd cement
- Products: cement, gypsum, board, glass
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [West International Holding Limited](https://endata.com/companies/52500.md) (partner)
- [East Africa Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/53727.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [cemnet.com](https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/170438/new-cement-project-set-to-begin-in-ethiopia.html), 2021-03-09: "The cornerstone for the new project will be laid on Thursday by the President of Ethiopia, Sahle-work Zewde."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.