# New cement factory to be constructed near Tobruk, Libya

The Minister of Industry and Minerals laid the foundation stone for a new cement factory near Tobruk, Libya, with a production capacity of one million tons annually, to be built by the National Mining Corporation and Al-Shahba Cement Company.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-09-13
- Where: near Tobruk, Libya
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1 million tons annually
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [National Mining Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/57666.md)
- [Al-Shahba Cement Company](https://endata.com/companies/57667.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ceramics.org](https://ceramics.org/ceramic-glass-manufacturing-weekly/ceramic-and-glass-business-news-of-the-week-165/), 2021-09-13: "The Minister of Industry and Minerals laid the foundation stone for the establishment of a cement factory located on the road linking the cities of Tobruk and Jaghboub in Libya."

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