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South Africa bank buys stake in Ohorongo, Namibia

The Development Bank of Southern Africa Ltd., a state-owned lender, will acquire a 7.3 per cent stake in Schwenk Zement KG’s Ohorongo Cement unit in Namibia, Ohorongo General Manager Hans-Willem S...
News - 03 February 2011

Vicat turnover advances, brings two new lines on-stream

Vicat’s turnover advanced by 6.2% in 2010 to €2,014m, which represents a marginal underlying improvement of 0.3%.  Turnover in cement improved by 8.8% to €1,034m, while aggregates and concrete sho...
News - 03 February 2011

PPC quarterly sales down five per cent

Pretoria Portland Cement Co, South Africa’s largest cement producer, slumped to a four-month low after the company said its cement sales in the country in the quarter through December declined by ...
News - 31 January 2011

Vietnam exports forecast to rise by 500,00t

Vietnam will export 1.5Mt of cement this year, an increase of 500,000t over last year, according to the Vietnam Cement Association. Twelve new cement plants would become operational this year, wi...
News - 28 January 2011

Phillips Kiln Services Preventative Maintenance Seminars

Phillips Kiln Services Preventative Maintenance Seminars Durban South Africa
Events - 26 January 2011

Athi River looks to south Sudan

Athi River Mining said it is looking to establish a market in an independent south Sudan if it splits from the north, which it expects could grow significantly faster than the rest of east Africa....
News - 20 January 2011

South Africa: waiting for the upturn

South Africa has reported a decline in sales for full-year 2010 as a continued slowdown in the construction industry and low levels of residential sector activity hamper demand. According to figur...
News - 15 January 2011

South Africa December sales fall

Cement sales in South Africa were down 5.2 per cent YoY in December 2010 to 746,514t from 787,719t in December 2009, data from the Cement and Concrete Institute showed on Wednesday. Domestic sale...
News - 12 January 2011

Shree Cement to increase coal imports

Shree Cement Ltd. may buy 3.5Mt of imported thermal coal for delivery in the year ending March 2012, India Coal Market Watch reported, citing an unidentified company official. The Kolkata, India-b...
News - 03 January 2011

Energy warning for global cement producers

The possibility that steam coal prices could rebound sharply in 2011 is becoming a major talking point in European and Asian energy circles. In essence, a steady upward pressure on supplies, with ...
News - 27 December 2010