Tag Archives: Kampot

Cambodia’s Kampot Pepper Makes a Come back

Kampot province in southern Cambodia was long famous for the quality of its pepper. But under the Khmer Rouge regime in the late 1970s, almost all of the province’s pepper plantations were uprooted to make way for rice. Now a local company is leading an effort to revive Kampot pepper by earning it Geographical Indication … Continue reading

US$11 million cement plant to move ahead

Cambodia’s largest construction company, Khaou Chuly Group (KP Group), says it is to go ahead with a ready-mixed concrete and tile factory, despite falling local cement demand. Construction was delayed from the last quarter of 2008 due to the economic slowdown. “The plant will be ready in August. The total investment is US$11 million including … Continue reading

Kampot Cement to cut output in phases

CAMBODIA’S largest cement producer is set to cut production in two phases on falling demand from the construction industry, the company said. Khaou Phallaboth, president of the firm’s Cambodian minority stakeholder, told the Post on Tuesday that Kampot Cement has already cut production by 10 percent since January and plans another 10 percent cut for … Continue reading