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PPC still working hard on BEE deal, South AfricaThe planned broad-based black economic empowerment (BEE) deal by Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) has been delayed further, with the R4 billion transaction expected to be finalised in the next few m...News - 09 May 2008 |
Orascom boosts Lafarge’s Middle Eastern & African cement salesLafarge’s turnover increased by 8.3% in the first quarter to EUR4,000m, helped by the consolidation of Orascom from the 23rd of January. The EBITDA advanced more markedly by 33.0% to EUR765m and ...News - 08 May 2008 |
Infrastructure investment boosts PPC’s profits, South AfricaPretoria Portland Cement (PPC) saw its profit increase due to SA’s cement demand for its infrastructural projects, it said on Wednesday. In its interim results for the half-year ended March 31 2...News - 07 May 2008 |
Cameroon cement shortage: an end insightThe scarcity of cement currently being faced in Cameroon will soon be a thing of the past. The statement was made by one of the five cement importers in the country during interview by the CRTV. ...News - 24 April 2008 |
Battle to acquire limestone mine in Kitui RagesBamburi Cement and Athi-River Mining are locked in a vicious row over a Kitui limestone deposit, which is seen as crucial to grow Kenya’s economy. A fresh tussle between local cement manufacture...News - 15 April 2008 |
Nigerian Dangote buys into South Africa cement firmNigeria’s leading industrial conglomerate, Dangote Group, has acquired a 45 per cent stake in South Africa’s Sephaku Cement for ZAR3bn ($378m) through a private placement, the two parties said on ...News - 11 April 2008 |
South Africa cement sales fall 18.7% in MarchCement sales in South Africa fell 18.7 per cent YoY in March 2008 to 1.039Mt after growing by 6.6 per cent in 2007 to a record 14.124Mt, data supplied by the Cement and Concrete Institute showed o...News - 10 April 2008 |
Ras Al Khaimah Cement buys S.Africa coal cargo at $150/tUAE cement maker Ras al Khaimah Cement Co has bought a prompt cargo of South African coal from traders Glencore at around $150.00 a tonne CIF, traders said. Ras al Khaimah Cement is one of se...News - 03 April 2008 |
Lucky to export cement to South AfricaLucky Cement is optimistic about the expansion process of its first production line (4,200tpd or 1.26Mta) in its southern plant and plans to start producing clinker by November, which will increase...News - 27 March 2008 |
Project delays to weigh down cement industry, MalaysiaCement demand is likely to be dampened by potential delays in the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) project implementation following the change in the political landscape, and notable projects deemed prom...News - 25 March 2008 |