Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has signed a contract for the construction of a major cement production plant in Logar with a Chinese company that also has an Afghan partner, TOLOnews reported.
Hedayatullah Badri, acting minister of mines and petroleum, stated during the contract signing ceremony that approximately $145 million will be invested in the plant.
The acting minister said that this is the fourth major cement mining contract awarded to domestic and foreign companies. According to Badri, the Logar Cement Contracting Company will have the capacity to produce 2,500 tons of cement daily.
Wu Zidan, head of the Logar Cement Contracting Company, said: “We are not only considering making profits only, but we also consider the common goals for the local people and also we will be lawful to obey the laws and regulations of Afghanistan, and we are going to be a contributor to the reconstruction of the new Afghanistan.”
According to the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, since the return of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan, private domestic and foreign companies have invested approximately $623 million in four major cement projects located in the provinces of Jawzjan, Herat, Parwan, and Logar.
