27 October

WITH  an  increase  in  Korean  investments, slab cement will be manufactured for the first time in Myanmar at the Yojin cement plant. The  cement  manufacturing plant’s opening ceremony was  held  at  LOTTE  Hotel  on  Pyay Toad on Friday evening. 

The  ceremony  was  attended  by officials from the Ministry of  Construction,  ambassador  of  the  Republic  of  Korea  to  Myanmar  Mr.  Lee  Sang  Hwa  and  Kim  Jong  Sik,  Managing  Director of Yojin cement plant.

“The  plant  was  built  in  Thilawa  SEZ  in  2016  with  a  US$ 60 million investment by Korea,  and  the  plant  started  operating in 2018. 

The  plant  will  manufacture slab cement for the first time  for  the  Myanmar  con-struction sector,” said Ko Aung Pyat Phone, manager of Yojin cement plant.

Slab  cement  is  used  in  construction. It is made from mixing  ordinary  cement  and  powder derived from steel.  

Although  Yojin  cement  plant  can  produce  3,000  tons  of cement per day, it will produce only 1,500 to 2,000 tons of cement  per  day,  based  upon  market demand. 

The  plant  can  produce  about  one  million  tons  of  cement per year.

Myint Maung (Translated by Hay Mar)