Syria breaks ground on $200 million rehabilitation of Aleppo cement plant
Omran and Çimko signed a 30-year BOT agreement; a 5,000-tonne-per-day clinker line is planned.
- Publish date: 2026-10-01
- Category: Mining & Minerals
- Original source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
- Reading time: 1 min read
Syria’s Economy and Industry Ministry held a groundbreaking for rehabilitation and operation of the al-Muslimiyah cement plant in Aleppo governorate under an investment valued at about US$200 million. State-owned Omran and Türkiye’s Çimko signed a 30-year build-operate-transfer agreement. Plans call for a new integrated line producing 5,000 tonnes of clinker per day, with construction and commissioning targeted within 12 months after site handover. Production had not begun at announcement.