Global Cement Report
Benin
PDFFull Introduction ReportDownload HereThe election of a new president in Benin brings the country further hope for economic growth. Cement is one of the few large-scale industries and includes Lafarge and HeidelbergCement.
Country Research
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HeidelbergCement builds grinding facility in Burkina Faso
06 March 2013HeidelbergCement is constructing a new US$50m grinding plant in the west African country of Burkina Faso with local partners, the cement major said in a statement today. The new facility, which wi...
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BUA cement plant set for 2014 completion, Nigeria
22 February 2013BUA’s new 3Mta cement plant, currently under construction in Edo State, Nigeria, is on track for completion in early 2014, according to the group’s chairman. Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, told report...
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Ciments du Sahel invests EUR250m in new Benin plant
17 January 2013Ciments du Sahel of Senegal is investing EUR250m in a new 2.5Mta cement plant in Benin as the cement producer aims to extend its African reach. Output from the new works, which is expected to ...
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HeidelbergCement
06 December 2012HeidelbergCement's turnover increased by 9.4% to €10,524.8m during the first nine months of the year and the EBITDA was ahead by 6.2% to €1,785.9m. At the trading level, the profit advanced by 8.9...
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HeidelbergCement
08 October 2012HeidelbergCement is investing US$250m in a 1.5Mta clinker plant at Tabligbo, some 80km to the north of the capital Lomé, for completion in 2015. The clinker will be ground into cement at Heidelbe...
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HeidelbergCement invests US$250m in Togo
24 September 2012HeidelbergCement will invest US$250m in the building of a new clinker plant and a cement grinding unit in Togo. The new cement works, which will be located in Tabligbo, around 80km northeast of th...
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European cement majors: first half trends
06 August 2012The last week has seen three leading European cement majors release first-half 2012 results: Lafarge, HeidelbergCement and Italcementi. The latest figures appear to confirm the upturn in North Ame...
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HeidelbergCement: July '12
03 August 2012The Bosnian HeidelbergCement subsidiary Tvornica Cementa Kakanj is expecting a volume reduction of between 10-14 per cent this year. This would take consumption down to 40 per cent below the level...