Somaliland: Oman's Raysut Cement Co has signed a joint venture agreement with Barwaaquo Cement Co to build a terminal at Berbera port in Somaliland for the packaging and distribution of cement. Salim bin Alawi bin Mohammed Baabood, Raysut Cement's CEO, signed the agreement with Ismail Saeed Hussain, chairman of Barwaaquo Cement.
"Pursuant to this agreement a terminal shall be constructed for the packaging and distribution of bagged and bulk cement using the latest technology at Berbera Port with a storage capacity of 12,000t," said Baabood. He added that the total investment cost of the project is about US$7.5m.