Sinoma International Engineering Company of China has been awarded an EPC contract from PPC Barnet Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the construction of a new cement plant in the DRC. The US$ 300 million project is funded by PPC, Barnet Group and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The investment is a part of PPC?s expansion plans to increase the company?s revenue from outside South Africa from the current 26 per cent to 40 per cent by 2017.