Cimaf announces 0.5Mta plant in Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire

Cimaf continues to expand its footprint in Côte d’Ivoire as it started its second production unit in the country in the port city of San Pedro on 20 November.

Moreover, Cimaf announced the construction of a 0.5Mta cement plant in Bouaké, central Côte d’Ivoire. The XOF25bn (US$45.1m) works is expected to be operational in 2019. Cimaf expects to generate an additional 250 permanent jobs, according to a company statement.

The unit in San Pedro represents an investment of XOF35bn and will serve cities in the west and northwest of the country. "Today there are major infrastructure projects, the building and works and especially social housing, and it is for this reason that Cimaf, like other cement plants installed, decided to increase their capacity by building another unit in San-Pedro, "says Khalid Iben Khayat, the company’s regional director general.