Global Cement Report
Sudan
PDFFull Introduction ReportDownload HereFollowing years of civil war, the Sudanese cement industry reaps the benefit of a US$4.5bn multi-donor reconstruction trust fund for southern Sudan with capacity expansions and increased foreign interest.
Country Research
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Opportunities in new Africa
01 May 2013Africa 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...
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Egypt: signs of stability despite political unrest
11 February 2013Despite recent news reports of political tension in Egypt, there are some positive signs in the country's cement market that demand is recovering after two difficult years. The latest figures indi...
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On the road to progress
21 January 2013Thatta Cement is in the process of implementing a two-phase plant modernisation programme that will result in increased cement capacity, a captive power plant and a new waste heat generation syste...
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MPS: more than meets the eye
19 November 2012Vertical roller mills are not only used for grinding cement raw materials but also find an application in grinding a wide variety of coal types in cement and power plants. Gebr Pfeiffer SE (GPSE) ...
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South Africa: PPC eyes African cement growth
14 November 2012As South Africa entered a potentially slow growth year, rising cement demand in the rest of Africa presented strong growth opportunities for Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC), said outgoing CEO Paul ...
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Managing African cement
27 June 2012Sub-Saharan Africa has been experiencing strong growth of around 7-10 per cent CAGR in the majority of its cement markets for the past 15 years. This has led to quite a dramatic evolution of the i...
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Ethiopia: future cement strategy
23 May 2012Ethiopia has become one of the fastest-growing African economies in recent years. The cement sector has also made significant strides in terms putting an end to its reliance on imports and satisfy...
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Infrastructure investments to secure steady annual growth of FDI to Africa
15 May 2012Scaling up regional infrastructure projects will facilitate intra- and inter-regional trade, create integrated energy markets through regional power pools, support water resources management, and ...