# Prometal inaugurates two steel plants in Douala, Cameroon

Prometal inaugurated Prometal 4 and Prometal 5, two new steel processing plants in Douala, Cameroon, with a total investment of 57 billion FCFA. Prometal 4 is a steel mill with 360,000 tonnes annual capacity, and Prometal 5 produces gas cylinders and metal structures.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-01-19
- Where: Douala, Cameroon, Cameroon
- Value: $95.0M (57.0B XAF)
- Starts operating: 19 Jan 2024
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 360,000 tonnes per year (Prometal 4); 600,000 gas cylinders per year and 5,000 tonnes metal constructions (Prometal 5)
- Products: rebar, beams, angles, wire rods, gas cylinders, metal structures
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Prometal](https://endata.com/companies/75116.md)

## Sources

- [prometal-cm.com](https://prometal-cm.com/prometal-inaugurates-two-new-plants-in-douala-a-strategic-industrial-turning-point-for-cameroon/), 2024-01-19: "With a total investment estimated at 57 billion FCFA, these two industrial infrastructures significantly enhance the local processing capacity of metallurgical raw materials."

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