The Baharoun investment company has announced it intends setting up a cement factory in the Shuqra region of Abyan governorate, Yemen with a capacity of 1.5Mta.

During his meeting with Abyan governor Mohammed Shamlan, Board chairman of the company Omer Ali Baharoun confirmed that the company had completed technical studies for the project and it is currently making geological studies preparing to start implementation of the factory which would provide 450 work opportunities.

Baharoun and Shamlan also reviewed procedures and arrangements related to set-up the factory.

For his part, Shamlan confirmed the local authority’s readiness to offer all support to the Baharoun company.