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New Production Line at Muslimiyah Cement Plant
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About the Project
A project to rebuild and operate the Muslimiyah cement plant in the northern Aleppo countryside. It includes a new production line and the rehabilitation of the existing plant, which will be linked to the new line, after the plant went out of service in recent years.
The Contract
The contract was signed on 1 October 2026 between the General Company for Cement and Building Materials Manufacturing and Marketing (Omran) and the Turkish company CEMCO (Çimko), part of SANKO Group, under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Economy and Industry. The foundation stone was laid after the signing.
- Scheme: build-operate-transfer (BOT) for 30 years
- Investment: about USD 200 million
- Design capacity of the new line: 5,000 tonnes of clinker per day, about 1.5 million tonnes of clinker and the equivalent of 2 million tonnes of cement per year
Parties and Roles
CEMCO invests in, builds and operates the plant for the contract term. Omran supervises the project, receives a fixed share of output, and is allocated 20% of the total workforce.
Current Stage
The contract has been signed and the foundation stone laid.
- Ministry of Economy and Industry — Contract signed for a new production line at Muslimiyah cement plant, 2026-10-03
- Syria TV — Turkish company to rehabilitate Muslimiyah cement plant in Aleppo with USD 200m investment, 2026-10-01
- Noon Post — Muslimiyah plant in Aleppo and local cement in reconstruction, 2026-10-15
