# Lafarge Cement to build vertical cement mill to double capacity in Zimbabwe

Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe is constructing a Vertical Cement Mill plant as part of its expansion plan, expected to complete in Q1 2022. It will more than double annual cement milling capacity from 450,000 to 1 million tonnes.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-04-28
- Where: Zimbabwe
- Starts operating: Q1 2022
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1 million tonnes per year of cement milling
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe](https://endata.com/companies/45889.md)

## Sources

- [newzwire.live](https://newzwire.live/lafarge-cement-opens-new-plant-sets-foundation-for-3d-printed-houses/), 2021-04-28: "This plant will more than double Lafarge’s annual cement milling capacity from the current 450,000 tonnes to 1 million tonnes."

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