Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Tuesday, January 28, 2003
Chinese-contracted Cement Plant Put into Service in Myanmar
A cement plant in Kyaukse in Myanmar's Mandalay division, built under contract with the China CAMC Engineering Co Ltd, was commissioned into service on Monday.
A cement plant in Kyaukse in Myanmar's Mandalay division, built under contract with the China CAMC Engineering Co Ltd, was commissioned into service on Monday.
The Kyaukse plant, the building of which started on Sept. 28, 2000, can produce 150,000 tons of Horse Head-brand cement a year.
There are 11 cement plants in Myanmar. According to official statistics, the country produced 400,000 tons of cement annually in the last two years and imported about 28 million US dollars worth of cement every year.