New $120 Million Cement Factory Under Construction in Western Georgia

A new USD 120 million high standard cement factory is to be built in Georgia’s western town of Senaki in Samegrelo region, the press office of the Georgian Prime Minister has announced.

PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili launched construction of the Georgian-Chinese joint investment project on June 25.

The facility, which covers 20 hectares of land in Senaki, western Georgia will produce 900,000 tonnes of clinker and 1.5 million tonnes of high quality cement annually.

An agreement on undertaking investments and launching “The Black Sea Cement, Ltd” was signed by the Asian-African Business Management company Hualing Group and a Georgian construction company this April.

Kvirikashvili emphasized that the modern enterprise will boost Georgia’s economy.

“This is a great example of partnership between Georgia and China,” Kvirikashvili said during the launching ceremony of the construction.

“Several hundred local residents will be employed here and income produced by this venture will be very important in terms of contributing to the state budget,” he emphasized.

According to the Prime Minister, more than 500 local residents will be employed at the factory. He highlighted that the project will be based on principles of high efficiency, safety, environmental protection, and recycling and reuse of waste.

The factory will be equipped with special noise reduction mechanisms which will minimize the level of noise and protect the local residents from production-related disturbance.

Tamar Svanidze