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Joseph Madzimure
Senior Reporter
New cement company Huaxin Zimbabwe (Pvt) Limited is expected to start cement production at its plant in Mount Hampden at the end of the year.
The Chinese-owned company took advantage of the Second Republic’s investor friendly policies such as the “Zimbabwe is open for business”, to set up its cement plant.
Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd has invested US$15 million in a manufacturing plant, to add to its huge asset base of over US$25 billion across the globe.
Its Zimbabwe subsidiary, Huaxin Zimbabwe, is set to produce 300 000 tonnes of cement per year from its plant situated on a five-hectare factory stand. Production capacity will be progressively increased to one million tonnes if the company accesses more lime reserves.
A team of Chinese experts toured the plant recently to assess progress at the site.
In an interview after the tour, Huaxin Zimbabwe director Mr Clemence Gomba said: “We established the company last month and we are now at 70 percent completion. We expect the plant to be commissioned in January next year.”
Mr Gomba said construction of the plant is progressing well and should be completed on December 27, followed by a test run thereafter, with commissioning of the plant set for early January next year.
The company has already set up cement silos capable of handling 48 000 tonnes per month.
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