West International Holding Limited

Private investors plan to build the Lemi National Cement Industrial Complex in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, including a 10,000tpd cement plant and other factories. The US$2.2bn project is owned by East Africa Holdings with China's West International Holding as a partner; construction is expected to take 5-7 years.

Mozambique Dugongo Cimentos, SA has opened a new cement production plant in Matutuíne district, Maputo province, representing an investment of around US$330 million. The plant is in its experimental phase and will begin production in February 2021, with a capacity of 1.8 million tonnes per year and 500 employees.