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PPC: investing in people, South Africa

The principle of learning for growth remains a key in Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC)’s success and the group needs the right people, with the right skills to do the right things. Kevin Odendaal, ...
News - 22 July 2011

High East Africa demand to drive earnings

Limestone deposits and growing demand in East Africa will drive the profitability of cement companies in Kenya, according to a research by investment bank Renaissance Capital. The deposits in Ken...
News - 15 July 2011

PPC expects positive sales growth in 2H

South Africa’s cement industry was beginning to show some signs of a possible recovery, with recent industry sales figures showing that the rate of contraction was slowing, Pretoria Portland Cemen...
News - 15 July 2011

Siam Cement urges govt to reconsider wage hike, Thailand

Siam Cement Group expresses concern about Thailand’s competitiveness should the government raise the minimum wage. Siam Cement Group, or SCG, Managing Director Kalin Sarasin expressed his concern...
News - 14 July 2011

Pretoria Portland Cement to appoint new CFO, South Africa

Pretoria Portland Cement Company will appoint Tryphosa Ramano as Chief Financial Officer of the South African cement producer. The effective date is August 01, 2011.
News - 11 July 2011

South African June sales edge higher YoY

Cement sales in South Africa moved 10.2 per cent higher YoY in June to 996,500t, from 903,857t in June 2010, data from the Cement and Concrete Institute showed. Sales were 912,585t in May. Domest...
News - 11 July 2011

South Africa: PPC appoints new CFO

Pretoria Portland Cement has appointed Tryphosa Ramano as chief financial officer and executive director from 1 August, it said on Thursday. “Her curriculum vitae boasts positions ranging from au...
News - 08 July 2011

South Africa: 2011 cement volumes to replicate 2010

Lafarge Cement CEO, Thierry Legrand, noted that although sales in South Africa had decreased by 2.8% since the beginning of the year, "We have recently started to see an increase on the daily sale...
News - 06 July 2011

Dangote outlines African expansion

The Dangote Group has recently shed light on its cement projects in Africa, from Senegal to Gabon, through Cameroon and Cote d’Ivoire, countries in which it intends to invest no less than US$2.5bn...
News - 14 June 2011

South Africa’s May sales decline

Recent data from the Cement and Concrete Institute of South Africa shows that sales for May 2011 totalled 912,585t compared to 939,318t in 2010, representing a fall of -2.8%. Average daily sales ...
News - 10 June 2011