US$95mil cement plant planned for Battambang

Workers sitting on a cement truck in Meanchey district. - PPP

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Cambodia's annual cement production capacity, currently at about 8.9 million tonnes, is poised to receive a major boost after the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) greenlit Dongfang Junma Cement Co Ltd’s US$95 million proposal for a new factory in western Battambang province near the border with Pailin.

The CDC on June 19 approved a final registration certificate for the cement factory, which the government agency said would create an estimated 979 jobs and be located in Phcheav village, Treng commune, Ratanak Mondol district.