Gabon has begun construction of a clinker line and cement plant worth at least 114 billion CFA francs (about $195 million). The project aims to cut the country’s reliance on imported clinker and support its industrialisation drive.
LIBREVILLE – Gabon marked the start of a major industrial project on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, with a first-stone ceremony for a clinker production line and cement plant in Malibé, north of Libreville. It is the first project in the “Structuring Industries” component of the Mondah Green Beach programme.
The plant combines two production stages. The clinker line will have a capacity of 3,500 tonnes per day, or roughly 1 million tonnes a year. Clinker is the baked mineral that is ground into cement. The associated cement plant is designed to produce at least 1 million tonnes of cement annually.
Hope Global Investment and Hong Kong-based Conch Investment Holding will jointly handle construction, financing, management and operation. The announced investment is a minimum of 114 billion CFA francs.
Authorities say the plant should reduce Gabon’s dependence on imported clinker and secure cement supply for the domestic market. It is also expected to support the building and public works sector and to open export opportunities to regional markets, at a time when strengthening national production capacity is central to the country’s economic diversification.
At least 200 direct jobs are planned, with priority given to Gabonese workers and companies. The project also includes training and technology-transfer measures to build local expertise in cement production.
From diplomacy to construction
The project grew out of the Gabon-China Economic Forum on 3 September 2024, held alongside the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). That meeting produced investment commitments through a memorandum of understanding. The project was presented to Malibé residents in 2025 before this construction launch.
The groundbreaking fits President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema’s goal of accelerating industrialisation and increasing the economic benefits of foreign investment. Gabon’s investment promotion agency, ANPI-Gabon, said the ceremony marks the shift from diplomatic commitments to concrete projects.
Source: Gabonreview.
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