Shurandam Cement Factory in Kandahar
14 March 2023
Afghanistan: The government's Mines and Petroleum Ministry has awarded a contract for construction of a new 1Mt/yr cement plant in Kandahar Province. Bakhtar News Agency has reported that the project will have a budget of US$100m.

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum Delawar announced the inauguration of the Shurandam Cement Factory in Kandahar and said that the factory will provide job opportunities for 5,000 people in the province.(20230314)

03 April 2023
Afghanistan: The government's Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has awarded a contract for the construction of the 1Mt/yr Shur Andam cement plant in Kandahar Province. TOLO News has reported that planned investments in the project totaled US$100m. The government said that construction will commence before April 2024. Production will begin at a 'low level,' and in the longer term the government expects to employ 5000 people at the site.

Background:

A new cement plant will be built in southern Kandahar province, Ministry of Mines officials said Monday Januar 14, 2013, indicating that the resource-rich province was a good choice for the new development.

Officials said the province's large deposit of raw materials of cement would be attractive to investors interested in the cement business.

Provincial officials welcomed the move saying it will pave the way for more employment and better living standards for scores of Kandahar residents.

"We have big resource of raw cement material in the Shorandam region that, after working on it, will help resolve [Afghanistan's] cement needs," Kandahar Governor Toryalai Wesa said.

Mines Minister Wahidullah Shahrani confirmed that the provincial officials had been lobbying for support for the new plant.

"Previously, we have discussed this with the governor, who told us that they are trying to encourage local investors for making a cement plant there," he said.

Local officials have also asked the Ministry to work on developing coal mines in the Marouf, Miyanshin and Shah Wali Kot districts to drive thermal power sources for the province.(20130114)