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More investment in Angola’s cement industry

19 Feb 2019 - by Staff reporter
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Angolan cement producer Cimenfort will launch a cement plant – with the capacity to produce 350 tonnes per year – at the Fútila Industrial Complex in Cabinda, Angola this year.

">Chairman of Cimenfort’s board of directors, Paul Heng, said in a statement that the Cabinda plant would be installed in an area of 51 hectares and would eliminate the need for the country to import cement from its neighbours.

">Angola´s annual cement production currently totals 8 million tonnes.

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