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Twiga Cement set aside US$100m for investment

Tanzania Portland Cement Company Limited (TPCC), says it has set aside US$100m as capital investments in the next three years to keep abreast with rising cement demand, and warned it might not dec...
News - 27 July 2006

Lafarge: Black empowerment deal

Lafarge has announced a R1.1bn (EUR 120m) Broad-Based Economic Empowerment (BEE) deal, in line with the South African Government policy to transform the country, redress past racial inequalities a...
News - 21 July 2006

Taking a longer-term view

Now, apparently is the time to negotiate period business and the larger contracts of affreightments (coa). This trend has been widely driven by the recent upturn of most commodity prices even if o...
News - 20 July 2006

Lafarge’s cement project on track, South Africa

Lafarge South Africa’s cement business unit’s SAR1.2bn project - to increase its cement capacity by 1Mta - is on track and scheduled for finalisation and commissioning in 2008. Lafarge South Afri...
News - 18 July 2006

Cement expansion moves ahead, South Africa

The growth in the South African economy and continued high demand in both the residential and non-residential building sectors has boosted cement volumes to record levels. After two decades of l...
News - 30 June 2006

South Africa plans massive rise in construction

South Africa will spend about 27 billion rand (US$3.96bn) in construction over five years in a bid to help hasten economic growth in Africa’s biggest economy, Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwi...
News - 14 June 2006

Tanga Cement told to use locally sourced coal

Tanga Cement Company should use coal from Kiwira in Mbeya instead of importing the material from South Africa, Tanga Regional Commissioner, Mohamed Abdulaziz said on Wednesday. Abdulaziz made the...
News - 09 June 2006

Three firms seek tender for cement mill

Three companies are locked in a battle to secure the tender for construction of a new mill at East African Portland Cement. The Government cancelled an earlier tendering process in which nine comp...
News - 30 May 2006

Holcim looks at feasibility study for new plant, South Africa

SA’s second-largest cement maker, Holcim, said yesterday it would complete a feasibility study in the second half of this year on a new cement kiln that would cost up to R1,9bn.    PPC Cement, La...
News - 25 May 2006

Cement plants working at full tilt, South Africa

Cement plants are creaking under pressure from rising demand, and some of SA’s largest cement makers have experienced breakdowns at plants that are being run flat out, reports  Businesss Day.   ...
News - 23 May 2006