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South African construction costs to soar with cement price increaseIncreases 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 SALafarge 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 AfricaSustained 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 responseWhat 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 AfricaLafarge 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 AfricaTalks 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 dealTalks 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’, KenyaKenya 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, KenyaKenya 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 FIFASouth 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 |