Morocco

Country Research

• CIMAF starts Gabon cement plant construction

  18 June 2013

  Morocco’s Ciments de l’Afrique (CIMAF) laid down the first stone at its new cement works in Gabon on 13 June. Located in Owendo, some 15km south of Libreville, the XAF9.67bn (US$19.6m) cement p...

• Holcim

  04 June 2013

  Holcim's first-quarter turnover declined by 7.2 per cent to CHF4323m (€3519m), which represents a reduction of 4.3 per cent on a comparable basis and measured in euros, the turnover was off by 8.4...

• Lafarge

  04 June 2013

  Lafarge's first-quarter turnover declined by 6.5 per cent to €3136m and the EBITDA fell by 25.6 per cent to €380m, while the running profit dropped by 52.7 per cent to €124m. Net financial costs w...

• Italcementi

  04 June 2013

  Italcementi's first-quarter turnover declined by 9.3 per cent to €964.8m and the running EBITDA fell by 32.7 per cent to €88.5m. The €21.3m trading profit a year earlier dropped to a €16.5m loss a...

• Morocco’s cement demand falls 16.5% in first four months

  23 May 2013

  During the first four months of the year, cement demand in Morocco fell by 16.5 per cent from 6Mt to just under 5Mt as the start of the year was affected by heavy rainfall, according to the countr...

• Italian and French winters again disrupt Italcementi

  07 May 2013

  Italcementi's first-quarter turnover declined by 9.3 per cent to €964.8m and the running EBITDA fell by 32.7 per cent to €88.5m. The €21.3m trading profit a year earlier dropped to a €16.5m loss a...

• Give high energy costs the BOOT

  07 May 2013

  E.ON Masdar Integrated Carbon (EMIC), which offers unique end-to-end project development, implementation, investment, financing, and operational solutions, offers an alternative business model for...

• Opportunities in new Africa

  01 May 2013

  Africa is a land of opportunity, rich in potential and certainly the next challenge for many cement producers. The sub-Saharan region is changing rapidly and the race is on to be a part of the gro...