Foundation stone laid for Ciment Sahel Mali SA

Mahamoud Ould Mohamed, the Minister of Industry and Trade, laid the foundation stone for the new Ciment Sahel Mali SA cement plant, on 24 November 2022.

Construction of the factory at Béma, Diéma, Nioro du Sahel, Kayes region of western Mali, will take 30 months from January 2023, according the the project sponsor, El Hadji Mohamed Sacko, CEO of Groupe Sacko Holding SA.

Capacity of the plant has been reported at 4Mta.

The new plant is financed via a CFA388bn (USD500m) investment supported by Ozturk Holding (UAE/Turkey), a multinational conglomerate active in the west African construction sector.