Tajikistan: The government has supported a new cement plant project to be built in the Surxondaryo Region. The unit will be financed by private investors, according to Uzbekistan Newsline. Several new cement plants are planned locally including a 2.4Mt/yr integrated project from Russia’s Eurocement Group with an investment of US$220m and two Chinese-backed projects. Xin Lei is planning to build a 1Mt/yr plant for US$108m in the Akhangaran region. Akhangaranshifer also wants to build a 1Mt/yr plant for US$100m.
