Cement News tagged under: Dangote Cement
Dangote Cement's Bouasnsa plant is almost complete03 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsThe US$300m Dangote cement grinding plant situated at Bouansa, Congo will start-up this month, Dangote Cement Plc has announced. Dangote cement's CEO, Onne van der Weijde, said: "The Congo Cement plant is now 99 per cent complete and set to commence operations." Dangote cement plant at Bouansa, Congo, expected to contribute at least 1.5Mta capacity, is a positive step steering the company towards the total yearly manufacturing capacity of about 32Mta across Africa. Dangote Cement Congo ... |
Dangote Group implores Nigeria's federal government to back concrete roads02 October 2017, Published under Cement NewsDevakumar Edwin, executive director, strategy, portfolio development and Projects, Dangote Industries Limited, has appealed to Nigeria's federal government to embrace concrete road and use cement for the construction of its roads in Nigeria for durability purpose. Aside from being very cheap, he said concrete roads are more durable and that its maintenance cost is near zero. According to him: "We are pushing for Nigeria to do a concrete road. It is cheaper to do a concrete road that will la... |
PPC25 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsPPC shareholders will meet in early October to discuss merger proposals for the company. Following two previous unsuccessful attempts, AfriSam has once again submitted a merger deal, this time supported by Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings. This has been followed by a new deal from Dangote Cement, which apparently has the support of two banks. According to local media reports, PPC’s largest shareholder, Public Investment Corporation (PIC), supports the joint offer from AfriSam and ... |
Tanzania is the latest price-pressured African market22 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsWhile South Africa's cement market is wrapped up in merger talk and oversupply, and Ghana's cement industry is crying out for protection against low imports, Tanzania is the latest African country to find that the bustle for greater market share is pushing prices down to unsustainable levels. Tanzania's price war Tanzanian cement producers are facing a sudden collapse in profitability as cement prices are falling in an increasingly competitive market. Heidelberg-owned Tanzania ... |
Dangote confirms "preliminary talks" with PPC15 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsTalks between Dangote Cement and PPC regarding the possible acquisition of PPC by Dangote are in a "preliminary stage", according to the Nigeria-based cement producer, confirming news reports earlier this week . If successful, Dangote Cement would extend its presence in South Africa. Currently the company owns a 64 per cent stake in Sephaku Cement. "DCP (Dangote Cement Plc) hereby confirms that the board of directors of DCP has merely communicated its interest to the board of directors o... |
Dangote earns US$86m in revenues from Ethiopia14 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement earned revenues of more than US$85.8m from its plant in Ethiopia in the financial year that ended 8 July. Export volumes of more than 2Mt contributed significantly to sales revenues, including some US$1m from export sales to Kenya and Djibouti, according to Tariku Alemayehu, Dangote Cement’s deputy director of sales and marketing. Dangote Cement’s plant is located near the town of Muger, Oromia, some 85km west of Addis Ababa. Limestone reserves total around 223Mt. The 2.... |
Dangote sets eyes on PPC Group11 September 2017, Published under Cement NewsAliko Dangote is considering counter offers for the PPC Group and as such could spark a bidding contest for South Africa’s largest cement producer, reported The Star who quoted people close to the subject. Dangote Cement sees the bid as a way to accelerate its pan-African expansion, but the company is only one of several companies keeping a close eye on the bidding. PPC has already received one rival offer to the AfriSam Group bid from Canada-based Fairfax Financial Holdings and both bids... |
Dangote Cement to operate gas power plant in Tanzania by September11 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement plans is to set up a gas-powered plant in Tanzania by September to reduce its operational costs and its reliance on diesel. Dangote annunced that it has invested US$90m in the construction of the coal/gas-fired power station to be fed with natural gas at a negotiated rate by the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation. Dangote stated that the Mtwara plant increased volumes by more than 64 per cent to nearly 0.388Mt in its 1H17 results, pushing the six months sales to mo... |
Dangote Cement sells 2.3% stake to foreign investors02 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsNigeria's Dangote Industries Ltd sold a 2.3 per cent stake in Dangote Cement to foreign investors on Tuesday in a stock market deal valued at NGN86.1bn (US$236m), Reuters reported yesterday. Dangote Cement has been selling small stakes to increase its free float. A spokesman for the Nigerian Stock Exchange said 416 million shares of Dangote Cement were sold on Tuesday at NGN210 each in six off-market deals negotiated between Stanbic IBTC and Meristem stockbrokers. |
Dangote Cement's 1H17 revenues rise by 41%31 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement has released its 1H17 results, announcing group revenues of NGN412.7bn (US$1.31bn), up 41.2 per cent, and an EBITDA of NGN203.7bn, up 53.7 per cent. In Nigeria total cement demand reached 10.2Mt in January-June 2017, according to Dangote estimates. This represents a 23.2 per cent contraction when compared with 1H16, when demand was estimated at 13.3Mt. Of total market sales in the 1H17, just 0.1Mt was imported. As a result of the fall in domestic cement consumption, Dang... |