# Atlas cement plant breaks ground in Dio-Gare, Mali

The Atlas cement plant, initiated by Amadou Sow and Papa Oumar Samaké, broke ground in Dio-Gare, Mali. The $80 million facility will produce 800,000 tonnes of cement per year and create 150 direct and 500 indirect jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-06-02
- Where: Dio-Gare, near Bamako, Mali
- Value: $80.0M
- Jobs: 650
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 800,000 tonnes per year
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Atlas Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/2572.md)

## Sources

- [french.xinhuanet.com](http://www.french.xinhuanet.com/20220604/209afed3e7c84302b20ac0f9751cf0d8/c.html), 2022-06-04: "la cimenterie ATLAS sera opérationnelle dans trois ans, elle va produire 800.000 tonnes de ciment par an, plus la création de 150 emplois directs et 500 emplois indirects."

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