Global Cement Report
Namibia
PDFFull Introduction ReportDownload HerePlans are at an advanced stage to establish Namibia's very own cement factory, nine years after the closure of the first one at Otji-warongo. By the end of 2007 or early 2008, Namibia is set to produce its own cement and change from a net importer to a cement exporter.
Country Research
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Ohorongo sounds alarm over cement imports
24 September 2012If infant industry protection cement imports are not left in place, an investment of more than NAD2bn (US$241m) in the Namibian economy and hundreds of jobs created in the process could be at risk...
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Ohorongo Cement wins St Helena airport contract
05 July 2012Ohorongo Cement of Namibia has announced a three-year contract with contractors Basil Read to supply cement for the building of the St Helena Airport, according to local press reports. The proje...
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Ohorongo delivers cement shipment to south Angola
20 March 2012Namibian cement producer, Ohorongo Cement, has delivered its first consignment of bulk cement to south Angola, according to local press reports. A bulk tanker shipped the load to Santa Clara la...
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Polysius’ project portfolio
05 December 2011Figure 1: Egyptian Cement Co plant (Ain El Soukhna, Egypt) from line 1 to 5 in less than 10 years The Middle East and African cement industry is undergoing fast growth fuelled by ur...
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Alleged South Africa cement cartel hearing faces tribunal
16 November 2011South Africa’s competition Tribunal will consider a settlement agreement reached between AfriSam — a member of an alleged cement cartel – and the Competition Commission. According to the commissi...
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AfriSam settles in cartel case, South Africa
02 November 2011South Africa’s Competition Commission has entered into a settlement agreement with AfriSam, in which the company admitted that it took part in a cement cartel. AfriSam agreed to pay a penalty ...
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New SLV Cement dealer for the African market
28 October 2011Cachapuz Bilanciai Group has extended the representation of SLV Cement to new countries in the African Continent through the Sasco Africa company. With this partnership, the SLV Cement solutio...
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Namibia: cement sector wants protection
19 October 2011Ohorongo Cement is reportedly planning to approach the government for infant industry protection status, as the cement market becomes more competitive. If granted, the measure would lead to a ban...