# Sinoma International subsidiary signs $600M EPC deal for Ethiopian industrial park

Sinoma International Engineering's subsidiary Suzhou Sinoma Construction signed a $600 million EPC+management+O&M contract with WIH Holding for the Merkajebdu Industrial Park in Ethiopia, which will include steel, lime, cement, and other production lines.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-04-11
- Where: Merkajebdu, Ethiopia, Ethiopia
- Value: $600.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: two 700,000 tpy steel rolling lines, one 300,000 tpy lime line, one 6,000 tpd cement clinker line, one cement product line, one steel structure and machinery line, one concrete batching plant
- Products: steel, lime, cement, cement products, steel structures, machinery, concrete
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md), [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Sinoma International Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/21384.md)
- [Suzhou Sinoma Construction](https://endata.com/companies/69681.md)
- [West China Cement](https://endata.com/companies/44321.md) (partner)
- [National WIH Building Materials Holding Company](https://endata.com/companies/69682.md) (customer)
- [National West International Holding](https://endata.com/companies/69709.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [beta.zhitongcaijing.com](http://beta.zhitongcaijing.com/content/detail/909514.html), 2023-04-12: "双方将围绕工程设计规划、施工建设、产业投资等战略发展目标，努力推进各项合作进展"
- [english.news.cn](https://english.news.cn/africa/20230413/03f9e2883317436a86d51b0afe39963f/c.html), 2023-04-13: "Upon completion, the Melka-Jebdu Industrial Park will be able to produce 6,000 tons of cement and another 1,000 tons of lime per day as well as 700,000 tons of metals per year."

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