Construction work 90% complete on cement plant in Mozambique
Construction work on the new 1.8Mt/yr Dugong Cimentos plant in Matutuíne District, Maputo Province, Mozambique is 90% complete.
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The new Dugong Cimentos cement plant cost US$330 million and was paid for by private Chinese investors, according to the Mozambique state-run newspaper Noticias.
When operational, the plant will employ 500 people including 400 Mozambique nationals. The plant will consume 400,000t/yr of coal and produce cement as well as clinker for grinding at
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