Tongod cement plant amid rainforest can be a tourist site too, says BCS chairman


Masiung (second from left) being briefed on the factory's progress.

KOTA KINABALU: A proposed clinker and cement factory in a rainforest in Sabah's central Tongod district will be transformed into a tourist attraction, says Borneo Cement (Sabah) Sdn Bhd (BCS) chairman Datuk Masiung Banah.

He said once the factory starts operating by May, BCS will emerge as the first industrial facility in the country to offer its factory zone as an open tourism centre.

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