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South African construction costs to soar with cement price increase

Increases in the domestic price of cement appear imminent and will raise the cost of major construction projects, including the government’s infrastructural expenditure programme and 2010 soccer W...
News - 13 November 2006

Lafarge confirms it is also importing cement into SA

Lafarge disclosed on Thursday that the company was importing cement to meet a short-term supply squeeze, the first shipment of which it expected to receive before month-end. Speaking at a media f...
News - 10 November 2006

Strong cement growth drives further expansion at PPC, South Africa

Sustained double digit growth in cement demand has resulted in the domestic industry reaching full capacity according to Pretoria Portland Cement Ltd (PPC) who released their full year results to ...
News - 09 November 2006

Climate change and the EU’s response

What is the problem? Climate change is already happening and its impacts are expected to become progressively more severe as temperatures rise further. Over the 20th century the global aver...
News - 07 November 2006

Lafarge awarded contract to upgrade free state roads, South Africa

Lafarge Cement in South Africa has been awarded a R96m  two-year contract for the supply of cement as part of one the biggest road upgrading contracts in the Free State. This project is part of Go...
News - 31 October 2006

Holcim still trying to cement deal, South Africa

Talks are still continuing between Holcim  and Aveng, South Africa’s biggest construction and engineering firm, over Holcim’s plans to sell 85 per cent of its 54 per cent interest in its local cem...
News - 31 October 2006

Holcim still trying to cement deal

Talks are still continuing between global cement producer Holcim Switzerland and Aveng, South Africa’s biggest construction and engineering firm, over Holcim’s plans to sell 85 per cent of its 54 ...
News - 30 October 2006

Cement Shortage ’Temporary’, Kenya

Kenya is experiencing a cement shortage due to a surge in demand following factory closures for maintenance, local producers said.   As a result, the price of a 50-kg bag of cement has gone up by...
News - 18 October 2006

Cement shortage bites, Kenya

Kenya is facing a major shortage of cement due to rising exports to South Africa and to Sudan amid a booming domestic construction industry. Many hardware shops do not have cement, and the buildi...
News - 16 October 2006

South African cement shortage and FIFA

South African cement shortage and FIFA Having stadiums ready for the 2010 soccer World Cup will be held hostage by cement imports, as local producers struggle to keep up with demand. Cement produ...
News - 12 October 2006