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The Iraqi Ministry of Construction and Housing said Tuesday (January 17th) that it signed a contract with Saudi Arabia's al-Jouf Company to build a large salt-resistant cement factory.
Abdullah al-Hamiri, spokesperson for the Ministry of Construction and Housing, told Al-Shorfa the contract "aims to meet the growing needs for cement in reconstruction projects in Iraq that have now increased."
He said the factory would have a total capacity of 5,000 tonnes per day and would cost about $40 million to build.
The new plant will be located in Baghdad and will employ Iraqi workers while the Saudi company will provide technical support.
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عبد الهادي احمد
2012-9-26
The Ministry of Health & Environment must have a say in this matter
ابراج نجران
2012-2-6
As a people, we refuse to deal united in Iraq.