China National Materials Company said its subsidiary Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd, has signed two Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts in Nigeria - one for a 6000tpd production line with Okpella Cement Plc and a further one for the 1.5Mta Onne slag grinding plant with Dangote Cement Plc.

The first project is for a 6000tpd integrated cement plant in Okpella, Edo state, and covers the whole process from crushing of limestone mines to packing and delivery of cement. The US$281m project includes engineering design, equipment procurement and supply, civil construction, installation of mechanical and electrical equipment, debugging and staff training.

The US$89m Onne project in Port Harcourt covers the process from unloading of slag and plaster to packaging and delivery of slag cement. Sinoma will provide engineering design, equipment procurement and supply, dismantlingof existing factory buildings, civil construction, installation of mechanical and electrical equipment, debugging and staff training.