Country Research

• Colacem looks to expand international presence

  17 June 2013

  Colacem, Italy’s third-largest producer, has said it is looking to expand its presence abroad to help offset declines in domestic cement consumption. Director General Giuseppe Colaiacova told re...

• Dangote breaks ground on Tanzania plant

  28 May 2013

  Dangote Cement has marked the next step of its impressive African expansion drive by laying the foundation stone for a new cement plant in Tanzania. "The groundbreaking ceremony of the 3Mt ceme...

• PPC to construct new plant in Democratic Republic of Congo

  17 May 2013

  PPC has announced plans to construct a 1Mta cement factory in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as part of the company’s plans to increase revenue streams outside South Africa to 40 per cent by 20...

• Lucky Cement's nine-month net profit ahead, Pakistan

  01 May 2013

  Lucky Cement, has reported a 49 per cent YoY rise in net profit for the first nine months of FY13 as Pakistan’s largest cement producer by capacity is boosted by higher prices. For the nine mon...

• HeidelbergCement

  04 April 2013

  HeidelbergCement's turnover improved by 8.9 per cent last year to EUR14,020.2m (US$17,927m) while the EBITDA was ahead by 6.7 per cent to EUR2477.2m. At the trading level, the improvement reached ...

• PPC Zimbabwe secures funding for new project

  13 March 2013

  PPC Zimbabwe has secured US$200m to build a second plant, according to local press reports. Chief executive, Zak Limbada, said: “We have secured US$200m for the projects but I cannot disclose t...

• G Power Cement to construct new plant in Cameroon

  19 February 2013

  Cameroon is set to see the establishment of a new cement plant as G Power Cement on Friday signed an agreement with the government for an 800,000tpa plant. The privately-held German firm will i...

• Morocco: primed for growth

  06 February 2013

  Morocco’s cement industry is poised to become a leading manufacturing hub in North Africa. Sustained economic growth has opened opportunities for cement producers that are looking to tap into the ...