Rising local cement production chips away at imports

Last week’s inauguration of a massive new cement plant in Kampot able to supply 5,000 tonnes of cement a day to the local market is expected to put a dent in imports, but even with more cement factories coming online this year demand will continue to outstrip local supply.

Chip Mong Insee Cement Corporation (CMIC), a joint venture between local conglomerate Chip Mong Group and Thailand’s Siam City Cement Corp (SCCC), officially opened its $262-million plant on February 8. The facility will use locally quarried limestone
to produce up to 1.7 million tonnes of cement a year, or about a quarter of the market’s current demand.http://www.phnompenhpost.com/supplements-post-property/rising-local-cement-production-chips-away-imports