Syria: 12 companies have applied to invest in the Al-Muslimiyah cement plant in Aleppo and the Adra cement plant in Damascus, according to the General Company for Cement and Building Materials Industry and Marketing (OMRAN). Director Mahmoud Fadila said that applications are being evaluated on technical and financial criteria to select investors and support the cement sector ahead of reconstruction.
Rehabilitation work is reportedly progressing on the mills at the Tartous Cement plant, carried out by UAE-based QBZ Group, alongside work to rehabilitate and operate the third production line at the Hama cement plant by Iraq-based Vertex Group, with the aim of increasing production capacity. The company said offering the plants for investment forms part of a broader plan to strengthen industrial infrastructure, increase production efficiency and comply with safety and environmental standards.
