New ECDE plant to open in June

Entreprise des Ciments et Dérivés d’El Chellif’s (ECDE) is expected to commission its new plant at Chlef, Algeria, in June.

The 2Mta works is an extension of the old unit and will increase the capacity from 2Mta to 4Mta.

The first bag of cement will roll of the production line and is encouraging the company to look for export buyers. With port infrastructure available in the region, export sales are under serious consideration, according to Simane Tabache, CEO of ECDE.