Tunisian cement group Ciment de la Méditerranée (CMG) has received authorisation from the Ministry of Industry to develop a clinker production site with a production capacity of 1 million tonnes/year (1.2 million tonnes of grey cement).
The project will require an investment of US$220 million (€200.4 million), with the production site to be located in El Guettar in the governorate of Gafsa.
The project is set to create 300 jobs directly, as well as 1,000 indirect jobs.
CMG counts Ahmed Bouchamaoui International Group and Ricardo Mella International Group as its shareholders.
