# Lemi National Cement opens $600M greenfield cement plant in Ethiopia

Lemi National Cement formally opened a greenfield cement plant built with a $600 million joint venture investment by East African Holding and Western International Holdings. The facility can produce 10,000 tons of clinker per day.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-10-07
- Where: Lemi, Ethiopia
- Value: $600.0M
- Starts operating: Sep 2024
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 10,000 tons of clinker per day
- Products: cement, clinker
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Lemi National Cement](https://endata.com/companies/80285.md)
- [East African Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/49805.md) (investor)
- [Western International Holding](https://endata.com/companies/56479.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [capitalethiopia.com](https://capitalethiopia.com/2024/10/07/lemi-national-cement-unveils-ambitious-expansion-plans-following-historic-600-million-greenfield-investment/), 2024-10-07: "Since we are investing with our own resources, it will give us big leverage for new upcoming projects."

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