Ethiopia - The Derba Midroc Cement Plan Project

The Derba MIDROC Cement (DMC) plant project consists of the mining of the Derba-Mugher limestone deposit located 70 km North of Addis Ababa, and its treatment in a cement plant with capacity to recover 5,600 tons per day (TPD) of clinker and 7,000 TPD of cement as a finished product. The project includes the development and upgrade of supporting infrastructure including the access roads, the conveyor belt from the mines to the plant, the power transmission lines, the water pipelines and social amenities. As part of the project, a housing development with all basic amenities (housing, school, recreation center, market, health center, etc.) will be constructed onsite for the benefit of DMC employees. In addition, DMC will set up a Community Development Fund to support small scale businesses for the local communities.