# Derba Midroc Cement plans new plant to double capacity to 15,000tpd

Derba Midroc Cement plans to build a new cement plant in Mughar Valley, Oromia, Ethiopia, doubling its daily production capacity to 15,000 tonnes. The project is expected to start construction within six months and begin production in two years.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-06-26
- Where: Mughar Valley, Oromia, Ethiopia
- Value: $12.0M
- Jobs: 3,000
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 15,000 tonnes per day
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Derba MIDROC Cement](https://endata.com/companies/66847.md)
- [China National Building Materials Group Corp](https://endata.com/companies/22561.md) (partner)
- [Sinohydro Construction Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/71073.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [cemnet.com](https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/175092/derba-cement-to-expand-capacity-to-15-000tpd.html), 2023-06-26: "The new plant is expected to start production in the next two years, with construction to commence in the next six month."

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