# National WIH and Sinoma Construction sign EPC contract for cement plant in Ethiopia

National WIH Building Materials Holding Company signed an EPC contract with Sinoma (Suzhou) Construction for a cement plant at Melka Jebdu Industrial Park near Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. The cement plant investment is USD 243 million, part of a total USD 540 million investment in the park.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-04-11
- Where: Melka Jebdu Industrial Park, 19 km west of Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
- Value: $243.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3 million metric tons of cement per annum
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [National WIH Building Materials Holding Company](https://endata.com/companies/69682.md)
- [Sinoma (Suzhou) Construction](https://endata.com/companies/34667.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [capitalethiopia.com](https://capitalethiopia.com/2023/04/17/wih-sinoma-construction-cement-partnership-in-melka-jebdu-industrial-park/), 2023-04-17: "We selected the area due to its competitive advantage for the export market and it also has enormous quality resources for cement production."

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