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Barloworld gets 44 Freighliner Columbia truck tractorBarloworld Logistics has taken delivery of 44 Freightliner Columbias as part of its owner-driver programme for Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC), South Africa. A fleet of 44 Freightliner Columbia ...News - 14 December 2012 |
PPC buys majority stake in Rwanda cement producerSouth Africa’s leading cement producer Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) has acquired a 51 per cent equity stake in Rwanda-based cement producer Cimerwa Ltd. The deal is worth a total cash considerat...News - 13 December 2012 |
South African competition set to intensifyThe South African cement sector is set to see increased competition from the end of next year when Sephaku Cement starts production. The company is set to be the first new market entrant since 1...News - 10 December 2012 |
CimporCimpor's turnover came off by 1.6% to €1,170.6m in the first nine months, and the EBITDA eased by 0.9% to €355.4m, while the trading profit (EBIT) declined by 1.2% to €247.3m. Net financial charg...Corporate - 06 December 2012 |
LafargeFor the first nine months of the year, Lafarge's turnover was ahead by 4.7% to €12,007m and the EBITDA improved by 7.2 to €2,594m. At the trading level the profit advanced by 11.9% to €1,837m, but...Corporate - 06 December 2012 |
Mozambique is Cimpor’s star performerFor the first nine months of 2012, Cimpor’s cement and clinker shipments were 9.4 per cent lower at 18.82Mt, as volumes dropped by just over one -third both in Spain and China while Mozambique pro...News - 04 December 2012 |
Egypt: back on track?Last year’s political turmoil in Egypt led to volatility in domestic cement volumes, but the market has since stabilised. This year cement demand has been steady although operating challenges pres...Articles - 26 November 2012 |
PPC prepares for start Riebeeck modernisationWith the environmental authorisation by the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning for phase two of its Riebeeck modernisation in place, South Africa’s PPC is on...News - 19 November 2012 |
Wärtsilä to service United Cement Co's power plant in NigeriaWärtsilä has signed a three year Operations & Maintenance (O&M) agreement covering the United Cement Company of Nigeria Ltd (UniCem) power plant. This is an extension to the current three year O&M...News - 15 November 2012 |
South Africa: Vietnam cement imports investigatedThe National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) has confiscated some sub-standard cement imported into South Africa from Vietnam and is investigating complaints lodged about the qualit...News - 15 November 2012 |