Officials have held key meetings aimed at restarting operations at the long-stalled Misrata Cement Factory, with plans to produce up to four million tonnes of cement annually in a two-phase rollout.
The factory, located south of Misrata, has been inactive since 2012. The latest discussions, led by the technical committee under the Libya Africa Investment Portfolio, are part of a renewed effort to revive industrial output and reduce reliance on imports.
According to officials, the first phase of the project will target two million tonnes of annual output, eventually doubling in the second phase. A portion of production is earmarked for export.
The meeting, held in Tripoli’s Souq al-Jumaa district, also proposed commissioning the Industrial Research Centre to conduct a supplementary geological survey of raw materials in the region.
Engineering assessments of existing infrastructure are also planned, with input from national consulting firms.
The preparations aim to pave the way for resumed negotiations with Chinese contractor Sinoma-Wuhan, whose delegation visited Libya in late 2024 to discuss project reactivation.
