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The impact of COVID-19 on global cement tradeGlobal cement and clinker trade will be seriously affected by the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. There will be a global reduction in cement consumption. Seaborne cement trad...Articles - 06 July 2020 |
PPC Zimbabwe to establish 32MW solar plantPPC Zimbabwe has found an investor for its project to establish a 32MW solar plant at its Colleen Bawn plant in Matabeleland South province. Half of the plant’s output will be used for the compa...News - 06 July 2020 |
Raysut Cement targets east African expansionOman's Raysut Cement plans a five-fold increase in its cement production capacity, says Joey Ghose, Raysut Cement's CEO. The expansion would see Raysut Cement increase production from 5Mta to 26Mt...News - 02 July 2020 |
Preparing for a financial crisisDr Michael Clark looks at how the global health emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected develop into a financial crisis, and the potential impacts of this for the cement industry. By lookin...Articles - 30 June 2020 |
Vietnam: increasing demand for sustainable technologiesIn terms of cement production, Vietnam is one of the fastest-growing countries in the world, thanks to robust domestic demand and its position amongst the world’s top cement exporters. However, th...Articles - 23 June 2020 |
Dangote highlights pan-African job creation; confirms dividend at AGMPresident of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, told the company’s 11th Annual General Meeting in Lagos on 17 June that Dangote Cement was able to sustain 54,000 jobs in four African countries, where t...News - 22 June 2020 |
PPC: Zimbabwe cement sector needs supportZimbabwe’s largest cement producer, PPC Zimbabwe, has called for urgent measures to protect the domestic cement industry from cement imports. Despite having adequate capacity to supply the local...News - 19 June 2020 |
East African prospectsThe east African cement markets of Uganda, Rwanda, Malawi and Burundi have continued to experience rising levels of cement consumption over recent years with investments in infrastructure and affo...Articles - 16 June 2020 |
PIC reduces shareholding in PPCPPC's largest shareholder, Public Investment Corp (PIC) has reduced its shareholding in the South African cement producer from 25 to 19.92 per cent. "The PIC’s disposal of shares in PPC on 28 May...News - 12 June 2020 |
African cement escapes the pandemic; structural issues remainCemtech's latest webinar discussed Africa's cement sector and the impact of COVID-19 on the continent. Tony Hadley of consultancy THAA, and Erkam Kocakerim, CEO of Limak Afrika SA, covered several...News - 05 June 2020 |