Global Cement Report
Mauritania
PDFFull Introduction ReportDownload HereMauritania has enjoyed a steady growth in cement consumption. Recently the IFC provided funding for a US$33.6m modern cement plant, operated by Bouamatou SA Ciment.
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Morocco: primed for growth
06 February 2013Morocco’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 ...
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Financiera y Minera sees further Spanish falls ahead
22 June 2011Financiera y Minera (FYM, the Spanish subsidiary of the Italcementi group) posted a turnover last year of EUR176m, representing a decrease of 22 per cent over the previous year. Despite this sharp...
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Italcementi
18 December 2009Italcementi was the largest of the cement producers not to have a rights issue in 2009 and, with a gearing of 55.0% at the end of September, still has a notably stronger balance sheet than any of t...
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Vicat moves into Mauritania
05 November 2008Vicat’s turnover for the first nine months of the year declined by 3.1% to EUR1,582.8m, which represents an underlying reduction of 1.3%. On a comparative basis, turnover in cement improved by 2....
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Nigeria lifts ban on cement imports
15 January 2008President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has lifted the ban on the importation of bagged cement into the country. The lifting of the ban, according to the government, is with a view to bridging the deficit ...
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IFC supports Mauritania’s concrete company
25 April 2006Washington-based International Finance Corporation, has signed a loan for US$10.8m to BSA Ciment SA, a Mauritanian company, to support the construction of a modern concrete production plant in Mau...
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Ciments Français sales boosted by higher prices and...
28 July 2005Italcementi’s international subsidiary Ciments Français increased its first half turnover by an underlying 6.9 per cent to €1675m. In absolute terms the increase was 10.2 per cent, thanks to the i...
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Ciments Français sales boosted by higher prices and Suez Cement
27 July 2005Italcementi’s international subsidiary Ciments Français increased its first half turnover by an underlying 6.9% to €1,675m. In absolute terms the increase was 10.2%, thanks to the initial consoli...