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Cement demand still likely to outrun supply, despite plans for new capacity

A new 2.2Mta cement plant being planned by a Nigerian firm and its local partner will likely still find buyers for its product, as additional capacity would be needed in future, an expert said on ...
News - 14 October 2008

Nigeria-SA deal for cement plant in North West

Nigeria’s leading cement and building materials firm, Dangote Cement, and Sephaku Cement, have signed a shareholders agreement paving the way for the start of a R3bn project to build a cement plan...
News - 13 October 2008

Dangote Cement, Sephaku, formalise deal to build 2.2Mt plant

Dangote Cement and Sephaku Holdings announced yesterday that they have entered into a shareholders agreement for Sephaku Cement that will see the building of a 2.2Mt cement plant in South Africa. ...
News - 10 October 2008

Taiwan Cement to raise export price by 50% in 2009

Taiwan Cement Corp., Taiwan`s largest cement maker, has decided to raise export price of cement by 50%, to over US$50/t for next year from this year`s US$34-35, according to company sources. Furt...
News - 09 October 2008

Binani Cement to raise US$90m for expansion

Binani Cement Ltd plans to raise US$90m through overseas debt by next March to double its manufacturing capacities in China and Dubai by 2010, Managing Director Vinod Juneja told Reuters on Frid...
News - 29 September 2008

Green light for new plant in Namibia

Portuguese construction company Teixeira Duarte and cement producer Cimpor have been given the green light by the Namibian Government for the start of construction of a cement production plant in ...
News - 18 September 2008

PPC new plant proposal, South Africa

South Africa’s Pretoria Portland Cement said on Monday it was seeking government approval for a new ZAR4bn (US$490.3m) cement factory to replace its ageing plant in the Western Cape. PPC said con...
News - 16 September 2008

Southern Africa Cement August Sales Decline 7.2%

Cement sales in the Southern African Customs Union fell 7.2 per cent in August from a year earlier, the Cement & Concrete Institute said. Sales in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Namibia and Swa...
News - 08 September 2008

Cimpor ahead in spite of lower Iberian numbers

Cimpor raised its first half turnover by 8.3% to EUR1,011.6m, with almost half of the increase, or EUR36.1m, coming from the initial consolidation of the operations in China and India.  The EBITDA...
News - 28 August 2008

PPC announces key executive appointments, South Africa

In line with its transformation philosophy and focus on the development and promotion of black talent from within, PPC is pleased to announce that four executive appointments have been made in the...
News - 27 August 2008