Industry Profile Details

National Cement _ Lemi Plant, with its recent plant at Lemi in addition to Dire Dawa, is currently a member of the joint venture formed between East African Holding and West International Holding (WIH), a multi-billion stock market listed Chinese industrial enterprise, in the following developments; ‍ With its Lemi plant completed in September 2024, National Cement alone now covers more than 50% of the current cement demand of Ethiopia. The joint venture partners National Cement Share Company and West China Cement / West International Holding Co. Ltd/ have entered an agreement for USD 2.2 billion investment to be carried out at different phases. The first phase of the project valued at $600 million entails six projects to be built in in 270 hectares of land in Lemi Industrial Park located 130 km from Addis Ababa in northern part of Amhara region.