Cambodia: Cambodia Capital Mineral Resources, a Chinese owned company, and the Ministry of Mines and Energy has met to discuss building a new cement plant. The ministry intends to seek government support before the company begins a feasibility study, according to the Khmer Times.
The ministry estimates that domestic demand for cement will reach 5Mt/yr in 2017. In December 2015 Chip Mong Group signed a partnership with Chinese-owned CITIC Heavy Industries to build a US$262m cement plant in Kampot province, with a daily production capacity of 5000t/day. In June 2016 Thai Siam Cement Group invested US$120m in a second production line at its factory in Kampot province, which will increase production to 0.9Mt/yr.