Western cement investment of 2 billion to increase the layout of the African market

China (Shaanxi)-Mozambique Investment Promotion Association was recently held in Xi'an.

On the spot, several representatives of Shaanxi enterprises and Mozambican government made introductions respectively. Shaanxi the Belt and Road Medical and Health Industry Association, China Railway 20 Bureau Group Co., Ltd., China West Cement Co., Ltd., China Water Conservancy and Hydropower Third Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd. and other units signed contracts with the Ministry of Economy of Mozambique. "In 2020, we built and operated a cement production line in Mozambique," said Cao Jianshun, CEO of West

China Cement . In recent years, the two sides have carried out cooperation projects in building materials, logistics, shipping and other fields, and have a close relationship. In this promotion meeting, we signed three projects with Mozambique, with an investment of nearly 2 billion yuan, which will bring more than 1000 jobs to the local area in the future.

According to the official website, at present, Western Cement has production bases and construction projects in Mozambique, Congo (Kinshasa), Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, Angola, Congo (Brazzaville), Kenya and Uzbekistan in Central Asia, with a total of more than 6000 Chinese and foreign employees. The company has an annual cement production capacity of over 12 million tons, a gypsum board production capacity of 30 million square meters, and an international logistics transportation capacity of 20 million tons.

Western Cement has previously said that in the future, it will seize the historical opportunity of Africa's great development, accelerate the international development strategy, and gradually establish its leading position in the cement building materials industry in Africa; At the same time, we will intensify our efforts to develop the markets of emerging countries in Central Asia and Southeast Asia, and strive to form a leading international building materials industry enterprise integrating cement, commercial mixing, new materials, logistics, trade, prefabricated buildings and other industries.