# AVIC International Beijing and Humboldt Wedag awarded clay calcination plant contract from Ciments de l'Afrique

AVIC International Beijing and Humboldt Wedag GmbH (KHD) were awarded a turnkey EPC contract by Ciments de l'Afrique (CIMAF) to build a 900 tons per day clay calcination plant in Burkina Faso, scheduled for completion by mid-2026.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-10-16
- Where: Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 900 tons per day
- Products: calcined clay cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [AVIC International Beijing](https://endata.com/companies/80472.md)
- [Ciments de l'Afrique](https://endata.com/companies/20327.md) (customer)
- [KHD Humboldt Wedag](https://endata.com/companies/28993.md) (partner)
- [Humboldt Wedag GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/73509.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [khd.com](https://www.khd.com/avic-international-beijing-together-with-humboldt-wedag-gmbh-has-been-awarded-an-order-for-a-state-of-the-art-clay-calcination-plant-from-ciments-de-lafrique/), 2024-10-16: "This project is a major piece of our Group decarbonization roadmap, fully financed by IFC under a green loan form."
- [cemnet.com](https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/177931/avic-international-beijing-and-humboldt-wedag-to-build-cimaf-calcined-clay-plant.html), 2024-10-17: "This project is a major piece of our Group decarbonisation roadmap, fully financed by IFC under a green loan form."

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