ALGIERS – The Algerian president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, in a Council of Ministers meeting he chaired on Sunday, instructed the minister of Industry to speed up the commissioning of a number of industrial projects.
Tebboune “instructed the minister of Industry to speed up the commissioning, before the end of March 2025, of the cement plant of Adrar (1543-km south of Algiers), recovered by the State as part of the fight against corruption, the jobs it offers in the region and its support for domestic cement production,” the Council of Ministers’ statement said.
The Algerian president also urged to speed up the completion of all technical stages preceding the start-up of the cement factory of Djelfa and ordered the completion of all stages, before late May, for the commissioning of the oilseed crushing plant (Kotama) in Jijel (359-km east of Algiers), according to the statement.
