# PPC plans $160M cement plant in South Africa's Cape provinces

PPC Ltd. plans to build a 3 billion-rand ($160 million) cement plant at one of its existing sites in South Africa, with a capacity of 1.5 million tons of cement annually. The company signed a memorandum with Sinoma Overseas Development Co. for the project.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-01-16
- Where: South Africa (Cape provinces), South Africa
- Value: $160.0M (3.00B ZAR)
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.5 million tons of cement annually
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [PPC Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/22158.md)
- [Sinoma Overseas Development Co. Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/66481.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [bloomberg.com](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-16/top-south-africa-cement-firm-plans-160-million-cape-area-plant), 2025-01-16: "PPC Ltd. plans to build a 3 billion-rand ($160 million) cement plant to serve South Africa’s Cape provinces as the nation’s top maker of the building material looks to modernize its assets."
- [gov.za](https://www.gov.za/news/media-statements/western-cape-infrastructure-ppc%E2%80%99s-new-r3-billion-cement-plant-western-cape-16), 2025-01-16: "PPC has announced that it has entered into a memorandum of agreement with Sinoma Overseas Development Company for the construction of a new R3 billion integrated cement plant in the Western Cape."
- [cbn.co.za](https://cbn.co.za/industry-news/building-construction-infrastructure-news/ppc-to-build-a-new-r3-billion-integrated-cement-plant-in-the-western-cape/), 2025-02-18: "South Africa’s changing cement market dynamic urgently requires modern and cost-efficient assets, and environmentally conscious producers."

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