Cameroon: Cimencam has assured Ernest Gbwaboubou, the Minister of Mines, Industry and Technological Development, that the first bag of cement will be despatched from the Nomayos grinding plant in the first quarter of 2019. The comments were made during a visit by Gbwaboubou to the unit, according to Business in Cameroon magazine. The minister also noted that the compensation process for residents affected by a power line to the plant had yet to be completed.
The new plant will have a production capacity of 0.5Mt/yr. The project has an investment of around US$40m. The plant will source pozzolans from a quarry at Foumbot.