Dangote Cement Plc (DCP), the largest listed company on The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the leading cement conglomerate in […]
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Dangote Cement Zambia Ltd has reported a 40.9% rise in sales to 768,000t of cement in the first nine months of […]
Leading supplier BI has supplied a large order of KÖBO chains to cement producers in the North West and the Western Cape. This consisted of bucket elevator, coal reclaimer, and hot pan conveyor chain.
Kenyan local cement firms have criticized the quality of products being rolled out by some cement manufacturers. This comes after […]
LafargeHolcim’s new CEO Jan Jenish set out his plan on Friday to revive the company’s fortunes by cutting costs, selling […]
East African Portland Cement achieved ISO certification as part of its turnaround strategy.This will provide a basis for the organisation […]
PPC, has strengthened its liquidity position, following the agreement of a capital repayment moratorium with funders of its recent project […]
Lafarge Africa could put up its South African unit for sale, according to analysts at Exotix Capital.
The Kisarawe Cement Company plans to increase output by 33.3% in the near future. It aims to produce 162,000 tonnes annually, […]
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Savannah Cement CEO Ronald Ndegwa. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU [/caption]
Savannah Cement CEO Ronald Ndegwa. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU [/caption]Third quarter economic growth data produced by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)
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Cimaf opens newly constructed cement plant in Ghana[/caption]
Cimaf opens newly constructed cement plant in Ghana[/caption]Moroccan cement producer CimentsAfrique(CIMAF) has opened a US $ 62.9million newly constructed cement plant in Ghana following its inauguration by President John Dramani Mahama in the free zone commune, Tema.
According to Engineering News – JSE-listed Sephaku Holdings on Thursday posted a surge in basic earnings a share to 12.49c and headline […]
Young African researchers met with international experts in Accra, Ghana, at the second KEYS symposium to enhance their skills in […]
President John Mahama has inaugurated the Western Diamond Cement Limited (WDCL) at Bokro, near Takoradi, describing it as a manifestation […]
A leading manufacturer of cement in Africa, Dangote, is hoping to move into the Asian market in the next decade.The […]
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Ugandan billionaire Charles Mbire during the Pakasa forum[/caption]
Ugandan billionaire Charles Mbire during the Pakasa forum[/caption]Charles Mbire has interests in practically every lucrative business sector in Uganda and beyond from telecommunications, finance, energy, oil, real estate, agribusiness
To offer customers the best in innovative materials and reliable products and services, Hima Cement announced the first phase of […]
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Savannah Cement MD, Ronald Ndegwa (left) engages Junction General Hardware dispatch driver Allan Waiganjo at the firm’s factory during the Savannah Cement Customer Service week[/caption]
Savannah Cement MD, Ronald Ndegwa (left) engages Junction General Hardware dispatch driver Allan Waiganjo at the firm’s factory during the Savannah Cement Customer Service week[/caption]Kenyan cement manufacturers are exploring alternative market opportunities to guarantee their survival in a globalised and increasingly competitive market.
Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) Zimbabwe MD, Kelibone Masiyane, says its $75-million plant in Harare, expected to produce more than 680 […]
Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC) has appointed a new managing director after his predecessor took up a new role in […]
Dreams of lower construction costs have again become a nightmare, due to increases in the prices of cement-based products affected […]
Lafarge Africa Plc will leverage on the increase in its production capacity, opportunities from the expansionary government budget and large […]
According to Moneyweb, PPC, South Africa’s largest publicly traded cement maker, said it received R4 billion ($263 million) of bank guarantees
To attract investments in the construction sector, aid local content and improve capacity utilisation in the cement-manufacturing sector, major cement […]
At a ceremony held at Phokeng, North West Province, AfriSam and New Business Consulting, a 100% Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment […]
KCB Foundation on 27 May signed a strategic partnership agreement with East African Portland Cement Company Ltd (EAPCC), that will […]
With six thousand net square meters allocated to over 180 exhibitors, the African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo, provided attendees […]
Lafarge Tanzania on Wednesday launched a masonry cement called Tembo Fundi, giving builders a better choice for wall plastering, floor […]
Zimbabwe’s cement industry has called on the government to impose tariffs on imports from international manufacturers including Dangote Cement Plc […]
According to Engineering News – Cement stock brick manufacturer Brick-It director, Sean Cameron predicts that the upcoming shortage of coarse […]
Cost escalations and overruns on construction projects had become a national sport in South Africa and there was need to end […]
The second day of the African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo, has seen industry experts, leaders, students – and those with a […]
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General Manager of Aggregates Division Mrs Noriko Solomon [/caption]
General Manager of Aggregates Division Mrs Noriko Solomon [/caption]Lafarge South Africa has announced the appointment of Noriko Solomon as General Manager of Aggregates.
New MD takes over amid declining sales Lafarge Africa Plc plans to raise N60 billion through a short-to-medium term bonds […]
Cement and concrete advisory body The Concrete Institute (TCI) MD Bryan Perrie is concerned about the quality and metrology of […]
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PPC CEO Darryll Castle[/caption]
PPC CEO Darryll Castle[/caption]The target of major cement producer PPC to more than double the size of its business every ten years to retain its market share in Africa is based
New research from Morgan Stanley predicts that worldwide cement demand excluding China has turned a corner and will grow at […]
Cement makers have long been criticised for being heavy industrial polluters, but now a consortium of international firms is building […]
“The only way we can help the continent is to be self-sufficient and also export. What we have been able […]
According to various sources, the Tanga Cement Company has signed a deal with Tanzania Railway Ltd to ferry 35,000t of […]
Lafarge Africa, a blue chip in the Nigerian Stock Exchange and a major brand in the Nigerian cement market, recently […]
The Competition Tribunal yesterday approved without conditions the acquisition by PPC of 3Q Mahuma Concrete, the largest independently owned ready-mix […]
Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC) profit has gone up by 3% to 56.2bn/- despite depreciation of the shilling that had […]
Investors with Tanzania's two listed cement manufacturing firms will benefit as the companies' boards of directors propose increased dividend
Kenya’s Mombasa Cement Limited (MCL), one of East Africa’s leading cement producers is planning to spend US$ 73m on the […]
Africa’s richest man and president of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, announced the commencement of a six-million metric tonnes […]
Mombasa Cement Ltd plans to invest Ksh7.3 billion ($73 million) to expand the factory’s production capacity.The investment in a new […]
Dangote Cement Plc has announced the commencement of the construction of a 3 mmtpa capacity cement grinding plant in Cote d'Ivoire.
Kenya’s sixth cement maker, Savannah Cement, has begun production at its Athi River EPZ-based plant ahead of official commissioning by […]
President of the Moroccan Group Addoha, Anas Sefrioui, said on Wednesday in Abidjan that his cement production would increase to […]
Lafarge South Africa awarded applicators and architects for outstanding use of the company’s Artevia product at the 2016 Artevia Awards […]
Cemtech Middle East & Africa 2016 welcomed nearly 300 delegates from 35 countries to its annual meeting in Dubai, a record […]
Construction of a new cement plant in Ndola by ZCCM-IH will start in April, says chief executive office Pius Kasolo. […]
Cement supplier PPC has appointed Peter Nelson as interim chairman of the listed cement and lime producer,
In line with our vision to produce world class events and publications, Hypenica has relocated to a bigger and better […]
A subsidiary of Lafarge Africa Plc, and member of LafargeHolcim, Ashaka Cement Plc has flagged-off an eight kilometres concrete road […]
LafargeHolcim, the world’s biggest cement producer, is confident that a rally will continue in emerging markets this year even as […]
THERE is a new scramble for Africa going on — much of it by Africans. While Barclays is beating a […]
With a plan to open three new plants, cement manufacturer and building solutions provider – Lafarge Africa Plc.
Cimerwa cement is struggling to compete with cement imported from the region. At the recently–ended 8th Africa Cement Trade Summit organised
Rwanda’s sole cement producer Cimerwa, which is 51%-owned by PPC, expects production at its new 600 000 t/y modern dry-process […]
A looming competitive threat to South African-based cement producers from exports from China has been confirmed. Thato Chabeli, the interim […]
According to the latest Bloomberg report, ARM Cement is in talks with a foreign development-finance institution about taking a stake […]
PPC plans to acquire 3Q Mahuma Concrete, the largest independently owned ready-mix concrete supplier in southern Africa, for a maximum of R183 million.
South Africa’s cement industry is facing a new imports challenge, this time from Chinese producers.Donald Mackay, a director at XA […]
Sales in SA cement business rose 2% while they declined in international businesses. Pressure on selling prices has weighed in […]
AfriSam Lesotho yesterday announced a landmark partnership deal with a local company, Cement Industries Limited,
Reuters are reporting that Kenya's Bamburi Cement posted a 46% rise in full-year pretax profit to US$83.51 million,
True Public Private Partnership became a reality when three private companies joined forces to support the provision of community driven […]
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has called for the adoption of concrete roads by the government in its bid to […]
ARM Cement Ltd., a Kenyan producer of the building material, is in talks with a foreign development-finance institution about taking […]
PPC’s De Hoek plant near Piketberg – which started production in 1923 – may be one of the oldest cement […]
Dangote Cement, Africa’s largest producer of the building material, said full-year profit rose 15% as a price cut in its home market of Nigeria
Namibia’s only cement producer, Ohorongo Cement, has voiced its concerns about the current oversupply of over 5 million tonnes of […]
Zambia-based ZCCM Investments Holdings is expected to develop a cement plant and 52-MW thermal power and Ndola as part of […]
AfriSam signalled its seriousness about its environmental stewardship over 15 years ago with the introduction of its first environmental policy […]
Concrete.TV recently sat down with Darryll Castle ,CEO of PPC Cement, in an exclusive interview where Darryll shares PPC’s vision […]
Ashaka Cement plc will add extra 500,000 metric tonnes of cement after ‘debottlenecking’ its production line. This will bring its […]
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has called a strike starting with Thursday’s night shift countrywide at cement company Lafarge‚ […]
Africa richest man, Aliko Dangote is taking another giant step to reposition cement industry in Nigeria through the construction of […]
JK Cement has resumed production of clinker and cement with operation of the Kiln by making an alternate arrangement using […]
Construction of one-stop border post (OSBP) facility at Gatuna border with Uganda has has started and will be completed in […]
More than 1,500 employees of East Africa Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) risk losing their jobs. The cement maker is entangled […]
As Ogun State celebrates its 40th anniversary, Kunle Aderinokun observes that the story of the state in the last four […]
There are few substances more important to construction than concrete. In modern times it continues to change the way the world looks,
Bryan Perrie, managing director of The Concrete Institute, has been elected vice-president of the International Society for Concrete Pavements (ISCP).
All new buildings in Dubai will be made with ‘green concrete’ that extends the life of buildings by decades, officials […]
Local news sources have reported that the Moroccan Addoha Group will sell 30% of its African assets to HeidelbergCement. The […]
According to iol, shares in PPC dropped yesterday morning after the listed cement and lime producer reported that chairman Bheki […]
Cement supplier PPC says its expansion programme remains on track, with construction at sites in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Technavio has announced the top seven leading vendors in their recent global cement industry outlook report. This research report also […]
Mira plans to build a 1Mt/yr cement plant in Douala at a estimated cost of US$53m. The Swiss engineering firm […]
Limak Cement Group, a Turkey based Cement Company has issued an acquisition request for cement operations and supply in Africa.
Through its Ohorongo Otavi Community Trust, Ohorongo Cement awarded study bursaries to two students in December 2015, enabling them to […]
The Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Investment (ZCCM-IH) is in the process of constructing a cement plant in Ndola with an […]
Indian based-UltraTech is said to be negotiating with ARM for the controlling stake in Kenya’s second-largest cement manufacturer after French-owned Bamburi Cement.
The African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo provides a unique gateway into doing construction business across the continent’s high growth […]
African investment will be the oil that spurs the growth of the Southern African economy in the wake of an […]
Creating awareness and promoting excellence in sustainable construction since 2003, the LafargeHolcim Foundation is proud to announce the start of […]
Turkey’s Limak Cement is in talks on the acquisition of cement operations in Africa which could be worth up to […]
Sino Cement Zimbabwe is setting up a brick and tile manufacturing unit in Gweru, Zimbabwe at the cost of US$20mn. The […]
Bamburi Cement has a tight grip on the country’s cement market, and according to country CEO Bruno Pescheux, the firm […]
To boost cement exports into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Lafarge Zambia Plc, in partnership with Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) and the Congolese Railways,
The Dangote Group Executive Director, Stakeholders Management and Corporate Communications, Engineer Mansur Ahmed, said the Group has concluded preliminary arrangements […]
Lafarge Africa Plc has committed over N100million to the development of 12 of its host communities in Ogun State this […]
A retired engineer in Germany has come up with a solution to the shortage of appropriate housing for asylum-seekers as […]
According to Global Cement, A US$277m joint venture cement plant between Lafarge Algeria (51%) and Algeria’s Souakri (49%) in Biskra […]
The company will create a new unit for its expanding non-cement building materials and services operations.
Sinoma International Engineering Co. Ltd. (ZCDRI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sinoma International, has signed a 6000 tpd cement production […]
Cement producer PPC plans to finalise a new broad-based black economic–empowerment (BBBEE) road map in the coming six months in light of an
AshakaCem Plc, based in northeastern Nigeria, has reportedly lost more than N4.5 billion due to attacks on its cement plant […]
The world’s cement market is vast. With an estimate of annual revenue of more than $250 billion and a 5.3 […]
Saudi Arabia: Arabian Cement Company (ACC) is planning to build a new 10,000t/day brownfield cement line in Rabigh. In order […]
President of Dangote Group, Mr. Aliko Dangote, was at the weekend rated among the 100 most powerful people in the world by Forbes Magazine.
The GM, Independent Power Projects, Lafarge Holcin, Lanre Opakunle, has called for collaboration among stakeholders, professional bodies, especially the Nigerian […]
The 2nd annual Totally Concrete East Africa attracted over 400 participants this year and was rated as an excellent networking […]
The PPC Imaginarium Awards, a South African substantial arts and design competition, has announced their judging panel of thought leaders […]
Dangote Cement Plc said nine-month profit gained 12% as expansion on the continent helped offset weaker demand in its home […]
In order to meet increasing market demands, cement producers may choose to install a new production line or upgrade their […]
Ohorongo Cement has announced that it has recently won three awards at the NSI National Quality Awards on 15 October. […]
CW Research’s 2H2015 Extended Update to its benchmark Global Cement Volume Forecast Report (GCVFR), the company’s twice-yearly outlook for worldwide […]
Africa’s richest billionaire, Aliko Dangote is consolidating his cement businesses across Africa into one company that will have the scale […]
Cimentos da Beira, the latest cement producer in Mozambique, plans to export some of its cement production to neighbouring countries […]
As the civil engineering sector’s readiness to undertake large scale development and infrastructure projects was emphasised at the 2015 SAICE […]
Lafarge Africa Plc, a member of the LafargeHolcim Group, has launched the Lagos State Chapter of its Housing Microfinance Academy, which […]
Holcim (NASDAQ:HCMLY) was downgraded by Zacks from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report issued on Thursday, […]
PPC Ltd announced the company’s naming rights partnership with Newlands Cricket Ground on Monday. This sees PPC join forces with […]
The cement and ceramics sector in Nigeria has shown that local manufacturers have the capacity and commitment to leverage locally […]
Major equipment at Sephaku Holdings’ Aganang integrated plant is performing above guaranteed levels, with performance tests at the plant successfully […]
An innovative tyre-burning initiative at PPC’s De Hoek plant in the Western Cape has demonstrated the viability of burning waste tyres
Dangote Cement is set to commission its new 3 million metric tonnes per annum cement plant in Mtwara District, Tanzania, […]
PPC Barnet DRC’s $280 million integrated cement plant is on target for commissioning by the end of 2016.
This year’s Master Builders South Africa (MBSA) Congress again placed sustainability in the spotlight, which has come to mean a […]
Dangote Cement has been granted the African Business of the Year award at the 2015 African Business Awards held at […]
Dangote Cement has been granted the African Business of the Year award at the 2015 African Business Awards held at […]
On 20 September, Alkhalij Cement Company, one of only two cement providers in Qatar, announced its investment of nearly Qr.800 […]
Chairman of Dangote Cement, Aliko Dangote over the weekend reiterated his plea to the Federal Government to urgently consider the use of concrete roads in the country.
On Friday 11 September 2015, PPC employees at the company’s Jupiter plant welcomed 30 New Nation School learners to the […]
Dr Jean Bosco Kazirukanyo, a chemical engineer from Burundi, has created a special type of cement which is capable of cleaning up lubricants and oil spills.
Cement makers in Nigeria should brace up for intense completion following the recent price cut by the largest producer, Dangote […]
The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has noted that cement manufacturers in Kenya are racing to meet rising cement […]
Concrete pipes are an important part of any country’s infrastructure. And for many years, worldwide there will continue to be […]
After qualifying as a civil engineer, Pfariso Khorommbi was selected for the Lafarge South Africa training programme LAMP (Lafarge Aggregates […]
Tanzania Portland Cement Company Ltd (TPCC) has embarked on conducting training for over 1,000 block makers across the Lake Zone […]
Dangote Cement, Africa’s largest producer of the building material, cut prices in its home market of Nigeria in an attempt […]
Africa and Nigeria’s richest businessman, Aliko Dangote, is set to land at the Harare International Airport today on a two-day […]
It is important to consider the effect of cement extenders in a concrete mix when curing concrete, says Bryan Perrie, […]
The Middle East and Africa region will lead the world in cement demand with an annual growth of 5.5% until 2019, a new report said.World demand for cement
Tanzania made great strides throughout the last decade in improving its infrastructure and communications networks with the cement industry being […]
Chronolia™ ready mixed concrete is another technological breakthrough from the Lafarge Group, a world leader in building materials. It is the […]
Africa’s richest man strives to dominate its market for cement, the material at the heart of the continent’s infrastructure boom. […]
East Africa Portland Cement Company, Kenya, has appointed Albert Sigei as Chief Operating Officer, effective 24 August. Sigei will be […]
Cameroun’s President Paul Biya and Nigeria’s Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, are expected to lead public and private sector operators in […]
Prime Minister Anastase MUREKEZI officially opened CIMERWA’s new state-of-the-art Bugarama plant on 18 August. He was joined by other guests of […]
ASEC Cement Company is to build three new cement factories in New Suez Canal axis with Saudi-Lebanese investments worth $900 […]
The synergies expected from the merger of the world’s two biggest building materials companies-Lafarge, the French giant and Holcim, its […]
ARM Cement Ltd, Kenya, announced a 2% increase in revenues in the first half to KES7.7 billion. The company reported […]
Tonnes of concrete and debris have fallen from the Sarnia Road Bridge after thousands of litres of fuel caught fire […]
LafargeHolcim Ltd, the world’s biggest cement firm was born out of the merger of equals between Lafarge and Holcim and […]
The cumulative capacity of Nigeria’s cement industry is set to hit 45.5 million metric tons per annum (MTPA) as BUA […]
Dangote Cement revised its 2015 spending plans to $1 billion from the $700 million estimated nine months ago after commissioning […]
ARM Cement Ltd, East Africa’s second-biggest producer of the building material, posted a first-half loss after the depreciation of the […]
PPC is under fire from local construction companies that have accused it of side lining them in the construction of […]
The Ogun State Government has entered into partnership with giant cement company, Lafarge Africa Plc on sustainable waste management towards […]
Under the umbrella of the VDMA Construction Equipment and Building Material Machinery Association, eight cement plant engineering giants will send […]
Cement producers, Lafarge Africa Plc said on Wednesday it has appointed Peter Hoddinott as the new group MD/CEO. Lafarge Africa says […]
Egypt’s biggest cement producer by market value is Suez Cement. The company has posted a second-quarter net profit of US$7.8 […]
LafargeHolcim on 15 July officially launched the new Group around the world and announced key elements of its ambitions for […]
Swiss cement maker Holcim will hold 87.46% of the share capital of French merger partner Lafarge and at least 83.94% […]
Lafarge South Africa has announced the appointment of Unathi Batyashe-Fillis as Country Manager: Communications. Batyashe-Fillis has an impressive track record in reputation […]
Data released by cement producer PPC on Wednesday showed a 15.6% surge in South Africa’s year-on-year domestic cement sales to 2.87-million […]
Kenyan cement producers say that they are being left out of a $3.8-billion railway project that China Rail & Bridge […]
Four people were killed when a fuel tank exploded at a cement factory outside Togo’s capital, Lome, the country’s security […]
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) has lowered its long-term South Africa national scale rating on PPC Ltd. to ‘zaA’ […]
At the company’s Hot Disc plant located in the Suez region, Arabian Cement has custom-built the latest addition to its […]
Aliko Dangote, president and CE of the Dangote Group, one of Nigeria’s most diversified conglomerates, has applauded the decision by […]
Lafarge South Africa has announced the appointment of Vishal Devan as the new General Manager: Supply Chain for Lafarge South […]
Qalaa Holdings is to acquire stakes in companies with leading positions in the energy, cement and transportation sectors. In a […]
A “stellar” performance by cementation newcomer Sephaku Holdings’ Métier Mixed Concrete division has swung the group to a full-year net […]
Devakumar VG Edwin is the executive director of Nigeria-based Dangote Group, one of the largest global business conglomerates. The group […]
Cement manufacturers in the country were once viewed in terms of their abilities to succeed in international markets. But the […]
Multi-Dex 2000 (Pty) Ltd is a family-run business based in Edenvale, Gauteng, with a proud track record for insulated waterproofing […]
Cement producers in Ghana have blamed the depreciation of the cedi against the dollar for recent price hikes, which have […]
The Cement Company of Northern Nigerian, Sokoto Cement, is reportedly planning to invest US$600 million to raise the capacity of […]
The Algerian minister of Industry and Mines Abdeslam Bouchouareb has said that the country is moving towards, “Self-sufficiency in cement […]
Sinoma CBMI Construction Company Limited and South Africa’s PPC have signed an EPC contract for a new clinker production line […]
The Arabian Cement Company announced the launch of its social start-up programme, “Khaleeha Suessi”. The programme is being supported by […]
Lafarge Africa Group Plc, producers of Ashaka cement in Gombe state lost N2.5 billion to insurgency between November 2014 and […]
Aliko Dangote says he’s expanding his cement empire to Asia and it will be operational in 30 months.The 58-year-old Nigerian […]
A truck ownership scheme, newly introduced by the Dangote Group, is expected to create 28,000 jobs and empower qualified Nigerians […]
In Nigeria, the Corporate Affairs Commission has held the first Corporate Citizens Awards.Lafarge Africa won in the ‘Extensive Compliance Category’. The […]
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is looking to invest in Malawi. Malawi’s Minister of Industry and Trade, Joseph Mwanamvekha, told […]
Following news that South Africa is imposing anti-dumping duties on Portland cement from Pakistan, World Cement takes a look at […]
Keeping its promise to donate 14 truckloads of cement to Namibia, Ohorongo Cement has delivered to the first three regions […]
Lafarge Africa Plc’s mission statement, ‘Building Better Cities throughout the World by Providing Innovative Solutions’ has begun to materialise in […]
East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) has teamed up with the Kenya Alliance of Resident Association (KARA) to launch a […]
George Dawson-Ahmoah, chairman of the Ghana Cement Manufacturers Association (GCMA), calls for the imposition of anti-dumping duties on imported cement to […]
Ohorongo Cement’s alternative energy project, Energy for the Future, has shifted gear as it is now downscales harvesting of encroachment […]
Doka recently debuted its new Concremote to the Dubai Municipality’s contractors, consultants and engineers to illustrate its performance and benefits. […]
Kenya’s Savannah Cement has welcomed a presidential directive that public institutions source 40% of their requirements from local manufacturers. The […]
The vast mineral resources in Kitui County have seen firms competing to stake a claim to the billions of shillings […]
Cement production in Kenya is soon to see a new entrant. A new cement grinding plant is set to be […]
Early this month, Ashaka Cement plc (AshakaCem) released its first-quarter (Q1) 2015 results at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The […]
After experiencing a dip profit in 2014, Dangote Cement started 2015 with an impressive first quarter, having grown its profit […]
Van Dyk Stene is the first cement plant in Africa to use a full curing system from German technology leader […]
Dangote Cement Plc says it will inaugurate its 2.5 million tonnes per annum cement plant in Ethiopia on Thursday as […]
Shareholders commended the board and management of Lafarge Africa Plc on its recommended N15.855 billion dividend for the year ended […]
Cement producer PPC is gearing up for expected demand growth by constructing a new 3 000 t/d clinker kiln at […]
Lafarge Africa Plc shareholders should reap from the company’s consolidation of African businesses as its Board of Directors is expected […]
Namibia’s Ohorongo Cement has been recognised by the Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) with the Environmental Excellence Among Industries Award. EIF […]
Cement producer PPC reported a record revenue contribution of 28% from its Africa operations during the interim period to March […]
The construction industry is eager to collaborate to create the new solutions Africa’s infrastructure boom will require. That was the […]
PPC shares jumped over 8% on Friday after South African authorities imposed duties of between 14.3 and 77.2% on cement […]
Basking in the euphoria of the successful inauguration of his plants in Cameroon and Senegal recently, President of the Dangote […]
A firm owned by Nigerian tycoon Aliko Dangote has abruptly stopped prospecting for limestone in Kanziku area, Kitui County. The […]
Rwanda has become a regional hotspot for cement producers. Cimerwa, a local cement producer has failed to meet the demand, […]
Cameroon’s demand for cement has risen dramatically despite increasing imports and local production, the ministry of Economy and Planning has […]
Libya Holdings Group (LHG) will have acquired a majority stake in Libyan Cement Co. (LCC) by 30 April 2015. The […]
Aliko Dangote plans to quadruple the supply of gas to Nigeria by building pipelines that may be backed by Carlyle […]
The harsher the environmental conditions, the more resilient the technical systems must be. This particularly applies to industries such as […]
The Ethiopia cement industry is set for a revamp after Ministry of Industry announced it had begun drafting a cement […]
South Africa’s biggest cement maker PPC Ltd will expand more slowly after spending on several cross-border projects jacked up its […]
Sinoma has confirmed that the 10 000 tpd cement plant in the UAE owned by Arkan Building Materials Company (ABMC) […]
You may be aware of your car’s carbon footprint, but what about the emissions related to the concrete structures it […]
Following his first 100 days as CEO of cement producer PPC, Darryl Castle reports that action plans have been put […]
Tanzania Portland Cement (TPCC), part of the Heidelberg Cement Group, said that it its production targets would not be deterred […]
The director-general of the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI), Prof. Danladi Matawal has restated the need for high […]
Dangote Cement, a newly built cement plant in Ethiopia, owned by the Dangote Group, is to commence production next month, […]
The Tilt-Up Concrete Association has named a new 4-million-square-foot building under construction in the Houston-area the world’s largest tilt-up concrete […]
Nine months in to the fiscal, the top line growth for Pakistan’s Attock Cement (ACPL) continues to mimic the trend […]
Kenya-based National Cement is set to invest Sh18.5 billion ($199 million) in a new factory in Uganda. This will be […]
Kenya-based Bamburi Cement’s operating growth increased by 5.8% last year to KES5.5bn (US$60m) and is upbeat on the outlook for […]
Savanna Diamond Cement (SDCL) has begun production at its new 440,000-tpy cement plant in Buipe, Ghana. The US$90-million plant was […]
Becoming a ‘sustainability enterprise’ – an entity that consciously pursues culture sustainability – involves transforming the entire value chain from […]
Dangote Cement Plc has announced the commencement of operations in its $150 million cement plant in Douala, Cameroon to further […]
Turkey’s Limak Holding plans to invest $1 billion this year to boost power generation capacity to over 5,000 MW in […]
Cement makers Holcim Ltd. and Lafarge SA agreed to appoint Eric Olsen to lead their combined operation as they seek […]
Following the resumption of management at Zambezi Portland Cement (ZPC) by the original company founders on April 8, the plant […]
Aggregate grading specifications are being reviewed by representative bodies in order to move the construction industry in Southern Africa towards […]
Concrete.TV interviewed Anton Weavind, founder of Mamba Cement who makes a case for going back to the old practice of […]
Lafarge Zambia Plc will begin work on a €200-million ($219 million) cement plant this year even as Aliko Dangote starts […]
The Chemicals and Construction Inputs Development Institute has announced that Ethiopia has made US$13m in 9 months from cement exports. […]
Domestic cement sales increased by 1.7% year-on-year to 3.16-million tons in the fourth quarter of 2014. Data provided by PPC […]
Dangote is investing $5 billion to build an African cement empire, with factories in Cameroon, Senegal, Ethiopia, Zambia and South […]
Now that the proposed merger between two of SA’s largest cement producers has failed to materialise, the question is: what […]
Having overcome its initial challenges in penetrating regional markets in the West African region, Dangote Cement Plc may soon be […]
AfriSam says it will continue to defend its share of SA’s cement market and expand production capacity further into Africa, […]
Dangote Cement’s new plants in Senegal and Cameroun have commenced operations and plants in Ethiopia and Zambia are expected to […]
Ashaka Cement Plc has notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange that seven directors had resigned from the Board of the company […]
Dangote Cement has released its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2014. Financial highlights• Revenue increased by 1.4% […]
PPC Ltd. and the AfriSam Group (Pty) Ltd. called off a merger of South Africa’s two biggest cement makers after […]
Lafarge South Africa, one of Southern Africa’s leading building materials manufacturers, concluded a sponsorship deal with Stadium Management South Africa […]
Despite a challenging environment in 2014, HeidelbergCement brought their financial year to a successful close with sales revenue up 4% […]
AfriSam CEO Stephan Olivier says “the health of the company has been restored.” “We’re a very stable organisation — the […]
European cement giants Holcim and Lafarge have broken a deadlock that threatened their merger plans, they said on Friday, expressing […]
Lafarge Egypt and Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding S.A.E (OTMT) have signed an MoU to develop a waste management […]
Cement giant Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) seems to be determined to aggressively expand into fast-growing Africa. In a presentation to […]
To save the troubled merger, Holcim and Lafarge are considering a new CEO for the combined group. Bruno Lafont, current […]
The US$400-million Dangote Cement Plc plant in Masaiti on the Copperbelt is scheduled to start operations by the month end, […]
Lafarge Africa, the Nigerian arm of world biggest cement firm, Lafarge, said on Friday that 2014 pretax profit fell 35.9% […]
Last week’s news that Germany’s HeidelbergCement is considering adding production capacity in SA has sparked speculation that the world’s third-biggest cement […]
On 6 March HeidelbergCement inaugurated its new greenfield clinker plant in Togo. The Scantogo plant, located around 80 km from […]
The Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) has recently welcomed its new Executive Director, Frans Minnaar to its helm. Here, Minnaar explains […]
Bamburi Cement Ltd, Lafarge’s East African subsidiary, achieved an increase in profits and turnover in 2014. Operating profit grew from […]
ASEC Engineering, part of Egypt’s Qalaa Holdings empire, has won a deal to provide technical assistance and for the operation […]
Cement producer PPC is still considering the proposed merger deal with fellow JSE-listed construction materials firm AfriSam. AfriSam in December […]
Cement manufacturer, PPC Zimbabwe Limited, will spend about $75 million this year on its Harare mill as the company sets […]
The overall winner of the inaugural PPC Imaginarium Awards was announced on 5 March in Cape Town.In its inaugural year, the […]
Lafarge Africa Plc has notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange that Nigerian Cement Holdings B.V.(NCH), 50% affiliate of Large Africa has […]
HeidelbergCement AG, the world’s third-biggest cement maker, is considering adding South African and Mozambique production capacity as the German company […]
Lafarge will buy out the remaining 45% interest held by Socam Development in Lafarge Shui On Cement, subject to the […]
AfriSam customers will have access to the latest innovations in concrete products and solutions, thanks to its partnership with specialist […]
A few weeks ago, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, announced nearly 10% devaluation of the […]
South Africa’s Competition Commission has referred a case of alleged indirect price fixing and market division against Natal Portland Cement […]
Production of cement in the region could be boosted following efforts by the East African Community partner states to harmonise […]
The Sh12-billion Pokot Cement factory plans to generate its own power, part of which will be fed into the national […]
HeidelbergCement expects positive macroeconomic developments this year in the United States and Britain, two of its key markets, as well […]
The National Environment Management Council (NEMC) yesterday suspended indefinitely Tanzania Portland Cement Company’s (TPCC) operations, ordering it to pay a […]
The Dangote Group has selected two sites in Mahadevstahan of Dhading and Makawanpur as possible locations for its proposed cement […]
One of the biggest challenges in the cement and concrete industry is the upskilling of existing employees as well as […]
Lafarge is the leading global cement brand and a world leader in building materials. Employing 64 000 people in 62 […]
Ulula Ash, the personal touch people, suppliers of coal fly ash to the Southern African region. Uula Ash conforms with […]
As part of the February Cement Producers feature on Concrete.TV – we reached out to the European Cement Association to […]
PPC is the leading supplier of cement in southern Africa through eight cement manufacturing facilities and three milling depots in […]
PPC is the leading supplier of cement in southern Africa through eight cement manufacturing facilities and three milling depots in […]
The cost of cement is expected to reduce once National Cement commissions its clinker plant, saving Kenya millions of dollars […]
Plans to set up a cement-making factory in Zvishavane in Zimbabwe by the Chinese have hit a snag after it […]
The global construction market is expected to grow by over 70% by 2025 and so it is unlikely that demand for concrete, the most used construction material on the planet, is likely to decrease.
PPC reported positive cement sales in the first quarter and said construction is underway in Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and the […]
Sika is expanding its new Mozambique business with the acquisition of a producer of specialised mortars and tile adhesives. Sika […]
It is exactly 130 years since Gen Charles Gordon was hacked to death on the steps of the governor-general’s palace […]
PPC’s share price fell by 8.6% on Monday on reports that it expects headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the […]
Hanley Wood has announced that the Peña Boulevard Paving Project at the Denver International Airport has won the 2015 Triad […]
Dangote Cement Plc (DANGCEM), Africa’s biggest producer of the building material, hired Onne van der Weijde as chief executive officer, its outgoing CEO said.
A Qatari business group plans to invest US$500 million in Ethiopia, according to reports. The group met with Ethiopia’s president […]
According to a new report from the Freedonia Group, demand for precast concrete products in the US is forecast to […]
A University of Kassel research team recently developed a building material that simultaneously functions as a photovoltaic cell. Important components […]
Lafarge has recently welcomed Praveen Bechoo as its general manager for aggregates. Praveen, whose appointment commenced on 1 October 2014 […]
Salini-Impregilo, the Italian company constructing the N$2.9-billion Neckartal Dam in the Fish River Canyon, is demanding an extra N$600 million […]
The high growth, but low levels of infrastructure, means African cement demand will be high until 2050
The possible PPC and AfriSam merger has been lambasted as not making sense given PPC’s Africa growth strategy. “The transaction […]
Over 10,000 people are expected to be employed directly and indirectly at the Dangote Mtwara cement factory, slated to commence production in August.
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has announced the completion of the construction of the concrete dome for the Unit […]
PPC-released data shows Domestic cement sales grew 4.6% in Q3 of 2014 after contracting in the first two quarters, though sales for the full year were on track to come in lower than in 2013.
Cement sales in South Africa reportedly grew 4.6% in 3Q14, having contracted through the first half of the year. Cement […]
Chairman of Lafarge Africa Plc Chief Olusegun Osunkeye has said that the ongoing Mandatory Tender Offer (MTO) will provide minority shareholders of Ashaka Cement
In Kenya, Seruji Limited, a subsidiary of Lafarge’s Bamburi Cement, has reportedly received a US$5 million loan from TriLinc Global, […]
Kenyan cement manufacturer Savannah Cement has confirmed plans to invest over US$198.3mn on its second milling plant near Kitengela, in […]
The IFC is considering a proposal from Scancem, a subsidiary of HeidelbergCement, and Maxime Cardoz, a private individual, regarding the […]
The proposed merger between cement producers AfriSam and PPC should be thoroughly scrutinised to determine its value for PPC shareholders, […]
Cement manufacturer PPC Zimbabwe is positive its acquisition of an indigenisation certificate in 2012 will enable it to forge ahead of competition as the building industry improves.
No visit to Rome is complete without a visit to the Pantheon, Trajan’s Markets, the Colosseum, or the other spectacular […]
No visit to Rome is complete without a visit to the Pantheon, Trajan’s Markets, the Colosseum, or the other spectacular […]
PPC Ltd on Wednesday named a mining industry veteran as chief executive, ending a three-month leadership vacuum that has hit its shares.
The Nyumba Ya Akiba Cement project in the Democratic Republic of Congo has signed a loan agreement for US$135 million, […]
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has approved the quality, environmental and safety measures put in place by the Dangote […]
The roof of COBE’s diamond-shaped building will be made up of vertical concrete fins enclosed in glass. Danish firm COBE […]
The European Commission has given Lafarge and Holcim clearance to go ahead with their merger, which is expected to complete in the first half of 2015.
Bobby Godsell, who was among the big names put forward by activist shareholders to serve on a revamped PPC board, […]
Builders Skanska and Loughborough University in the UK have signed a collaboration agreement to develop the use of 3D concrete […]
The UK Quality Ash Association (UKQAA) – the representative organisation for the producers and users of coal ash in the […]
The bulk buying frenzy is back again. The festive season is upon us and Stokvels across the country will be […]
Founded in 2012 by Brent Constantz, PhD, Stanford Biodesign, the company Blue Planet is developing different products, but its principal […]
Lafarge Africa is to make an offer worth about $122 million to buy out minority shareholders in its Nigerian business […]
As one of our most relied upon construction materials, concrete makes a significant contribution to our overall carbon emissions. By […]
This is the second order received by Thermax from the same African company. In October this year, Thermax was awarded […]
PPC has decided to embark on a process of reconstituting the board at its upcoming AGM in January 2015. This […]
Cement producers in Pakistan are considering sourcing their coal from Indonesia instead of South Africa.
The UK Quality Ash Association is sponsoring research into the recovery and use of stockpile fly ash for construction materials. […]
The inquiry into the Tongaat mall collapse, in which two people died and 29 were injured, will continue this week, […]
Guillaume Roux, Group Managing Director/CEO of Lafarge Africa Plc, in this interview with some journalists in France, speaks on the […]
The CMA’s technical committee under the chairmanship of Taco Voogt has formed a working group to revise four precast concrete […]
Local Karachi cement exporters are considering ending procurement of coal from South Africa and exploring options to import it from a Muslim country.
Skanska and Loughborough University have signed a deal to develop the world’s first commercial concrete printing robot.The contractor hopes to […]
The Concrete Society of Southern Africa reports that 36 nominations have been made for the 2015 Fulton Awards, which, if […]
Tanzania expects to double its cement production in the next few years as new factories come on-stream to satisfy growing […]
Tightening specifications for readymix concrete has led to a substantial growth in the membership of the Southern Africa Readymix Association […]
NAIROBI, Kenya – Local firms are angling for opportunities set aside for Kenyan companies as Chinese contractor China Road and […]
Nigeria is set to become one of the six countries to have international cement research centres from Lafarge, a global leader in cement, aggregates and concrete making.
East Africa’s largest cement maker, ARM Cement Ltd, says it is increasing investment in plants across the region as the […]
Lafarge Africa, has anchored any possible price reduction of its products on market forces, insisting that only viable market demand […]
As stakeholders across the country continue to hail Dangote Group over the price slash in cement, the company yesterday stated that the measure was not meant to promote monopolistic tendencies.
Construction of Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital, a non-profit hospital located in Parktown, Johannesburg is currently underway starting June this year. […]
What started as a weird idea from Kevin Young, 26, to improve his father’s resort in Sungai Lembing has gone […]
As part of NPC’s commitment to sustainable development, partnerships and community interaction, NPC offers guided tours to our cement plants. […]
Watershed Materials recently received a $743,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to make concrete blocks without cement. In an […]
Bua Group International is planning to invest in a new cement plant that will be expected to have a 3-Mt/yr production capacity.
Worldwide, 5% of, man-made emissions come from the production of cement. A viable replacement for cement that cuts these emission […]
PPC Ltd. (PPC) has a shortlist of six candidates to succeed Ketso Gordhan as CEO and plans to make an appointment if shareholders vote to retain the board, Chairman Bheki Sibiya said.
East African Portland Cement Company has reportedly embarked on its KES1-billion kiln and packing plant upgrade project. The plant is […]
There are only 2 weeks left to register for Totally Concrete West Africa! Why you cannot afford to miss this […]
A Nigerian unit of France’s Lafarge said on Monday it had entered into an agreement with Flour Mills of Nigeria […]
Tanzania’s economy is booming, with the construction industry and demand for cement said to be one of the key drivers […]
The special shareholders’ meeting of PPC, set for December 8, is complicated by a controversial section of PPC’s memorandum of […]
PPC, South Africa’s largest cement maker, has agreed in principle to a $225 million loan facility and could raise twice […]
With infrastructure project awards across the Gulf region forecast to exceed $86 billion in 2014, according to Ventures Onsite, demand […]
A 50kg bag of cement still sells for an average of N1,750 in Lagos, despite last week’s announcement of reduction […]
AfriSam has acquired an equity stake in Concrete Laser Flooring (CLF), with an option to increase its shareholding over the next two years.
The Public Investment Corporation (PIC), the largest shareholder in PPC will vote against a resolution next month to remove the […]
South African companies applying incorrect concrete practice are seriously jeopardising their profitability, warns John Roxburgh, lecturer at The Concrete Institute’s […]
Dangote Cement, Nigeria’s biggest listed company, expects to slow its capital spending next year to around $700-million, as it completes […]
PPC says it has bought the Industrial Development Corporation’s 20% stake in Ethiopia-based Habesha Cement Share Company for $13m, raising its share from 27% to 51%.
Dangote Cement has applied for a licence to build a 75 MW coal-fired plant in Tanzania that would power a […]
Kenya’s National Cement is planning to construct a new coal-fired power plant in Kajiado in a bid to source power […]
Lafarge Africa Plc appointed Adepeju Adebajo and Anders Kristiansson to its board on 27 October 2014. Adebajo is currently MD WAPCO […]
In a move that will raise the stakes in the rapidly evolving Nigerian cement market, leading cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement […]
Kenya-based Savannah Cement has announced that it is set to begin operations in Rwanda early 2015, once the firm gets […]
Rwanda’s sole cement producer, Cimerwa, plans to increase its production capacity to 600,000 tonnes annually when ongoing expansion works are […]
South African cement maker PPC said on Friday it would convene a general meeting to consider removal of its entire board after three shareholders holding a 10% stake requested it.
Lafarge Africa on Wednesday published its nine months 2014 consolidated results for its Nigerian and South African businesses for the […]
Sephaku Holdings, which is in the process of finalising its interim results for the six months ended September 30, expects […]
Lafarge and Holcim have now completed the formal process of notifying the relevant regulatory authorities worldwide about their proposed merger. […]
Nsesheye Susan Msinjili from BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing in Germany presents insight into her research on […]
PPC, a household name in the construction industry for over 120 years, has played an integral part in developing South […]
Dangote Cement has described its current campaign on how to guard against building collapse across the country as part of its corporate social reasonability project.
On 23 October 2014 PPC confirmed the resignation of Richard Tomes, joint managing director of PPC’s South African business and […]
Leading piling contractor, Gauteng Piling, resorted to an age-old piling technique to cope with space restrictions and heritage preservation when […]
A leading cement manufacturer in Sierra Leone has warned of the danger of a cement shortage in the country which it blamed on the Ebola epidemic.
A leading cement manufacturer in Sierra Leone has warned of the danger of a cement shortage in the country which it blamed on the Ebola epidemic.
Drivers on a road in the Netherlands are now being guided by glow-in-the-dark road markings.
A long-standing executive of SA’s PPC has left the company, the cement maker said on Thursday, becoming the latest departure […]
PPC Ltd. shareholder Foord Asset Management has increased its stake in the South African cement maker to achieve the 10 […]
Kenyan cement producer, Savannah has taken its expansion strategy in line with its ongoing growth plans a step further. “Savannah […]
BRICK manufacturer Corobrik is upbeat on prospects for 2015 following an increase in government infrastructural spending since the May general […]
Bio-mineralisation is the process by which living organisms can produce minerals and has potential to help masonry crack remediation. Scientists […]
Cement is leading the chase in Nigeria’s non-metallic products sector, which also includes ceramics, chalk and glass. Total output in […]
Aliko Dangote has re-iterated the need for the global community to focus more on exploring investment opportunities rather than flooding the continent with aid.
Nigeria’s newest cement operator, the International Cement Company Limited (ICCL) has said its cement factory located in Sagamu, Ogun State […]
Cement producer PPC has appointed Darryll Castle an independent non-executive director with immediate effect. Castle, who holds BSc, BCom and […]
In an unprecedented move that could resolve the standoff at PPC, Foord Asset Management (FAM), which holds 7.6% of PPC shares,will ask the board
A Dangote cement factory Dangote Cement Zambian subsidiary has taken to court a country’s labour minister for libel and slander […]
The leading cement supplier in southern Africa, PPC Ltd remains dedicated in its mission to help create affordable housing in […]
With infrastructure and urban growth accelerating across Africa, the usefulness of a humble building material like cement cannot be underestimated. […]
The Competition Commission (CC) has approved the merger of Holcim and Lafarge in South Africa. Although Lafarge has a significant […]
Alchemy Geopolymer Solutions, an innovative concrete technology company that emerged from geopolymer research conducted at Louisiana Tech University, has won […]
The Gladesville Bridge, once the world’s longest concrete arch span bridge and the first large bridge designed with the aid […]
Shrubs, trees and fume-absorbing concrete are part of the Peace Bridge Authority’s new plans to reduce air pollution that has […]
Domestic cement sales declined by 5.1% year-on-year to 3.04-million tons during the three months ended June 30, cement producer PPC […]
An international team of researchers from Rice University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Marseille University has used sophisticated computer […]
The Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), the emirate’s public investment arm, is using Nigerian cement tycoon Aliko Dangote as “a […]
Cement production at Sephaku Holdings subsidiary Sephaku Cement’s (SepCem’s) Aganang integrated plant, in the North West, was scheduled to start […]
The Concrete Society of Southern Africa recently held a very successful nation-wide seminars on concrete flooring. The seminar brought the […]
Watch our exclusive interview with Richard Tomes, Managing Director of PPC Cement, who speaks on the recent shock resignation news […]
Road construction in Eldoret, Kenya: a new dual carriage road will link Eldoret town to Eldoret International Airport Eldoret is […]
Ketso Gordhan is planning a comeback as chief executive of PPC after his shock resignation this week following a boardroom […]
Cameroon has decided to suspend imports of cement and sugar, according to a presidential directive to the Prime Minister.
Turkish conglomerate Sabanci Holding plans to bid for some of the assets cement makers Lafarge and Holcim must sell to […]
The newly-emerged Lafarge Africa is showing strong confidence in the Nigerian economy, having entered into a consolidation phase. Last Monday […]
A cement plant: A new cement plant will be constructed by Eren through its local subsidiary, Medcem, in Cameroon. CEO […]
A cement plant: A new cement plant will be constructed by Eren through its local subsidiary, Medcem, in Cameroon. CEO […]
Lafarge Africa Plc, formerly Lafarge Cement Wapco Nigeria Plc, has announced the completion of its acquisition of the Lafarge group’s […]
Lafarge Africa Plc, formerly Lafarge Cement Wapco Nigeria Plc, has announced the completion of its acquisition of the Lafarge group’s […]
As the industry continues to evolve, so do the opportunities at Africa’s leading construction and concrete events: African Construction and […]
Slow economic growth and a lack of infrastructural investment, coupled with increased competitor activity and rising imports, have made the […]
PPC’S expansion into Africa would make the company a favourite with investors, especially in South Africa, says investment banking group […]
Sovereign fund Investment Corp of Dubai (ICD) has bought a 1.4% stake in Dangote Cement, Nigeria’s biggest company by market […]
Construction work at Dangote cement plant in Mtwara, Tanzania, which will produce three million metric tons of cement per annum, […]
The economic development of any country and the growth of its cement industry are intrinsically linked.
History was made at this year’s SARMA Readymix Conference by ProAll and Reimer SA when the first continuous concrete production […]
The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa would investigate a claim that Portland cement from Pakistan was being dumped […]
For the first time ever, a ‘new’ species has been named after the company that has the power to either […]
PPC Ltd was announced as the overall winner of the Nkonki Top 100 Integrated Reporting Awards. Integrated reporting is the […]
Pakistan’s exports of cement to South Africa may face problems as the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa has accepted an application
Three of the five latest African cement news stories concern Nigerian cement giant Dangote Cement. This week it announced a […]
Sinoma has reported the successful cement mill load test running at the Tanzania Portland Cement Company plant in Tanzania. The […]
Dangote Cement Plc is planning to expand its cement production plants to the Middle East and Latin America.The company is […]
The plant for subsidiary Cemex Latam will increase cement production capacity by close to a million tons per year.The first […]
Dangote Cement plc says from August it will add 6 million tons (MTs) of cement per annum (pa) from its […]
Bamburi Cement’s pretax profit slumped 28% to 2.3 billion shillings ($26.20 million) in the first half of 2014, the company […]
Ashaka Cement, a unit of French Cement maker Lafarge, has posted a record H1 profit after tax of N3.51 billion […]
Lafarge Canada is to burn used coffee packs as a replacement for some of the fossil fuels at a cement […]
PPC Barnet DRC signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the building of a cement plant in the […]
Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria Plc has notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange that with effect July 9, 2014, the company’s name […]
Holcim has released its key financial data for the first half of 2014 (ended 30 June). Consolidated cement sales rose by […]
PPC Zimbabwe has secured about $18 million for the construction of a new cement plant in Harare. The cement company […]
Mott MacDonald is providing construction and operational monitoring, environmental assessments and water compliance auditing as technical advisor to lenders, Nedbank […]
The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will provide National Cement Company Ltd, Kenya, with up to US$70 […]
Opportunities abound in East Africa’s cement, concrete and construction industries! East Africa has in recent years seen exceptional growth in […]
Manufacturing cement is energy intensive and can be a burden on the environment. Namibia’s Ohorongo Cement plant has come up […]
Zambezi Portland Cement Limited has released a new cement product, Timange, which it said is suitable for the African climate. […]
A shortage of cement in Nigeria, particularly in the South West geo-political zone, has been reported. This has arisen due […]
Shareholders of Lafarge are unanimous in supporting the cement manufacturing company in combining its businesses in Nigeria and South Africa […]
Diversified mining major Anglo American on Monday said it planned to sell its 50% interest in the Lafarge Tarmac joint […]
Aliko Dangote has increased the estimated volume of production for his anticipated Kenya cement factory, which is going to shake […]
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has recommended 42.5MPa cement for standard construction works against the currently used 32.5 MPa grade. They […]
Kenya’s second-biggest cement producer, ARM has completed the acquisition of Rwanda’s Kigali Cement as it continues expanding its East African […]