Syria: Türkiye-based Çimko, which operates under SANKO Holding, is investing approximately US$200m in an integrated cement plant in Aleppo. The project will have a clinker production capacity of 1.5Mt/yr and a cement production capacity of 2Mt/yr. The plant will be developed under a Build-Operate-Transfer model.
The plant will be established in the Al-Muslimiyah area, located in the industrial zone north of Aleppo and close to limestone deposits and major transportation corridors. The project aims to meet the region’s cement demand through local production. The project is planned to be implemented in two main phases, with the plant ultimately reaching a production capacity of 1.5Mt/yr of clinker and 2Mt/yr of cement.
A protocol between Adil Sani Konukoğlu, chair of the board of SANKO Holding and Çimko, and Mahmud Fadile, general manager of the Syrian Cement and Building Materials Production and Marketing Company (OMRAN), was officially signed at a ceremony held in Aleppo on 1 October 2026. The ceremony was attended by Syrian Minister of Economy and Industry Mohammed Nidal al-Shaar, Turkish Ambassador to Syria Dr Nuh Yılmaz, Mohammad Hazim Lutfi, Head of the Aleppo Office of the Syrian Investment Authority, and Aleppo Governor Azzam Al-Gharib.
