(Business in Cameroon) - According to authorised sources, the last bagging tests conducted at the factory by the Cameroonian subsidiary of Addoha, were concluded in January 2014 in the Bonabéri industrial zone in Douala.

Bolstered by the successful results which led to even the production of the first bag on November 27, 2013, Cimaf Cameroun heads have no doubt: production will officially start next February.

The confidence shown by the heads of the Moroccan construction company, Addoha’s Cameroonian subsidiary, has virtually frozen the product’s price in Cameroon.

According to sources, the price will be 4,500 Fcfa per unit – the same price used by Cimenteries du Cameroun (Cimencam), a Lafarge Group subsidiary, which will enjoy its current monopoly for only a few more weeks. During this time, Cimaf will fine-tune its turbines before the official production launch.

Its cornerstone laid on May 19, 2014 by Cameroonian Prime Minister, Philemon Yang, Cimaf Cameroun has a production capacity of 500,000 to 1 million tonnes per annum. With this 20 billion FCfa (30 million euro) investment, Cimaf will create around 200 direct jobs.