# Melka Jebdu cement plant to be built in Ethiopia

Sinoma and NWIH signed an agreement in April 2023 to build a 3Mta greenfield cement plant in Melka Jebdu Industrial Park, Ethiopia. The $243m plant is expected to be commissioned in 2025.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-04-01
- Where: Melka Jebdu Industrial Park, near Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
- Value: $243.0M
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3Mta cement
- Products: cement, lime, metals
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [National West International Holding](https://endata.com/companies/69709.md)
- [Sinoma (Suzhou) Construction](https://endata.com/companies/34667.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [cemnet.com](https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/176366/ethiopia-to-join-africa-s-big-league.html), 2024-02-09: "The US$243m Melka Jebdu cement plant is expected to be commissioned in 2025 and will be well placed for exports."

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