# Vicat nearing completion of €290M expansion at Sococim cement plant in Senegal

Vicat's subsidiary Sococim is close to completing a €290 million investment at its cement plant in Rufisque, Senegal. The project, called 'Four 6', will add 2 million tonnes of cement capacity and a new clinker line of 6,500 tonnes per day, with ramp-up expected in H1 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2024-11-27
- Where: Rufisque, near Dakar, Senegal, Senegal
- Value: $305.0M (290.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Q1 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 2 million tonnes per year of cement; 6,500 tonnes per day of clinker
- Products: cement, clinker
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Vicat](https://endata.com/companies/16215.md)
- [Sococim](https://endata.com/companies/81355.md)
- [Fives](https://endata.com/companies/4605.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [classe-export.com](https://classe-export.com/index.php/racommunaute/87603-senegal-vicat-acheve-bientot-un-investissement-de-290-millions-deuros-dans-sa-cimenterie-sococim/), 2024-11-27: "La phase de montée en puissance devrait débuter au premier semestre 2025, avec une contribution à l'EBITDA attendue au second semestre 2025."

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