# PPC board approves R3 billion cement plant in Western Cape

PPC's board approved a R3 billion investment for a new integrated cement plant in the Western Cape with 1.5 million tons per annum capacity. The plant will replace and increase existing capacity, with construction starting in Q2 2025 and commissioning by end of 2026. An EPC contract with Sinoma Overseas Development Company was also approved.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-03-27
- Where: Western Cape, South Africa
- Value: $165.0M (3.00B ZAR)
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.5 million tons of cement per annum
- 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)
- [Sinoma Overseas Development Co. Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/66481.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [engineeringnews.co.za](https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/ppc-unpacks-turnaround-progress-rationale-behind-new-plant-2025-03-27), 2025-03-27: "The new plant will operate more efficiently, and would have a lower environmental impact and be more cost-effective."
- [sharenet.co.za](https://www.sharenet.co.za/v3/sens_display.php?scode=PPC&seq=4&tdate=20250327073000), 2025-03-27: "PPC's board of directors approves construction of new R3 billion best-in-class integrated cement plant in the Western Cape."
- [bloomberg.com](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-27/south-african-cement-company-approves-164-million-cape-plant), 2025-03-27: "The board of PPC Ltd., South Africa’s top cement maker, approved a plan to build a 3 billion-rand ($164 million) cement plant in the country’s Western Cape province."

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