Omran restarts idle cement plants with $1.5 billion in investments
Syria's idle cement plants are returning to production: investment of about $1.5 billion begins at Adra, under an agreement with a Saudi group to rehabilitate the plants and train their national staff.
The General Company for Cement and Building Materials (Omran) has begun carrying out a plan to bring Syria’s idle cement plants back into operation, through investment contracts worth about $1.5 billion, starting with the Adra cement plant in the Damascus countryside.
The plan is led by a framework agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Northern Cement Company to rehabilitate the Adra plant, focusing on training national staff, producing cement with national expertise, and restarting idle equipment and production lines.
The two sides signed an agreement in September 2025 on the sidelines of the ENTERCEM 2025 cement industry conference in Istanbul, covering the development of production lines and laboratories, lower operating costs, the production of new types of cement, and the import of clinker.
Omran’s output has risen from about 2.5 million tonnes in 2025 to about 3.7 million tonnes today, a sign that the plants are gradually returning to work.
The company’s general manager, Mahmoud Fadile, said the investment contracts protect the plants’ assets, with each plant returning to the state at the end of the investment period with high operating capacity. He added that Omran is an active partner in carrying out the investment plans and setting production shares, and that supervision committees follow up on each plant under investment.
Cement is a strategic sector for the reconstruction phase, as it is the basic material for most construction and infrastructure projects in the country.
Key investment figures and terms
| Item | Information |
|---|---|
| Investment contracts value | About $1.5 billion |
| Omran production | From about 2.5 million tonnes in 2025 to about 3.7 million tonnes today |
| Implementation period for the September 2025 agreement | 120 days |
| Staff training | 40 engineers and technicians |
| Return of the plants to the state | After the investment period, at about 85% of their operating capacity |
Prepared by: Construction and Investment Prime Magazine in Syria (CIP)
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