In recent years, with the rapid decline of domestic cement demand and the pressure of enterprise profit, the demand for overseas expansion has gradually become the development direction of large cement enterprises. In the
first year of 2025, many cement enterprises have made remarkable progress in overseas projects. On the morning
of February 10, the production line of 5000 tons of clinker per day of Conch in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, was successfully ignited, marking the formal operation and commissioning of the project. Phnom Penh Conch is located in Cambodia, about 80 kilometers away from the capital Phnom Penh. It is the second large-scale cement production enterprise invested by Conch Group in Cambodia to implement the "the Belt and Road" initiative. At 9:28 a.m. on February 18, local time
in Zimbabwe, Huaxin Zimbabwe's grinding station project with an annual output of 300,000 tons was officially put into operation . As Huaxin's first overseas project completed and put into operation in 2025, it won a "good start" for overseas business development in the New Year.
On January 27, Western Cement proposed to acquire a majority stake in CILU, a modern integrated cement plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at a cost of US $3.701 million (equivalent to about HK $28.8605 million). According to the announcement, CILU is a company incorporated and registered in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), whose main business is to operate an integrated cement plant in Lukala, DRC, and to produce and distribute cement, cement clinker and lime powder.
In 2025, the overall weak pattern of the industry will continue. Under the environment of coexistence of opportunities and challenges, overseas market development will continue to be an important direction for cement enterprises in the new year.
Conch Cement said that in 2025, the transformation and upgrading of the main industry and the cultivation of strategic emerging industries should be synchronized, and various ways should be adopted to open up the international market and improve the global layout.
Tianshan shares said that 2025 should actively use the light assets model to develop overseas cement, commercial mixing and aggregate business, and strive to cross the platform period with a new development curve. The person in charge
of Jidong Cement said that although the proportion of overseas business in the whole company is relatively small at present, it will certainly increase overseas investment in the future.
Huaxin Cement said that 2025 will accelerate the construction of overseas projects, improve operational efficiency and strengthen overseas multi-business development.
