In January 2017 CEMTEC (Cement and Mining Technology) and Salam Cement company signed the contract for engineering and supply of the first cement grinding plant in the country, to be located in Banjul.   

The low-cost project with a steel structure-based design comprises a CEMTEC slide shoe ball mill of 3.2 x 9.5m with a1250kW motor in closed circuit with a latest-generation separator CTC-045. It is capable of producing 35tph of CEM II-32.5.

The plant is expected to start production in 2018 and deliver a major contribution to the infrastructure development of the area.