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PPC chairman to step down, South AfricaPPC announced that Bheki Lindinkosi Sibiya, who has served as chairman of Board since November 2008, elected not to offer himself for re-election at the shareholders AGM on 25 January 2016. Ac...News - 27 January 2016 |
South Africa: domestic cementitious volumes up 7.8% YoYDomestic cementitious volumes in South Africa increased by 7.8 per cent YoY to 3.6523Mt in the third quarter of 2015, according to an update posted on PPC’s website. Total year-to-date volumes wer...News - 27 January 2016 |
PPCPPC, along with AfriSam, Lafarge and NPC Cimpor, has been instrumental in imposing new duties on cement imports arriving in South Africa that originate in Pakistan. A final ruling by the Inter...Corporate - 26 January 2016 |
PPC reports 3% decline in first-quarter salesSouth African cement producer PPC reported a three per cent sales decline in its trading update for the October-December 2015 quarter, citing weak demand and tough competition. Cement sales in t...News - 26 January 2016 |
Subdued demand recovery outlook after 2015 nadirWhile global cement consumption in 2015 contracted, cement producers can look forward in 2016 to modest gains in demand, but the scenario remains mixed with higher demand unable to raise low capac...Articles - 06 January 2016 |
CemexCemex has appointed Jaime Chapa to head the group’s operations across the whole of Europe. Until now he was in charge of South and Central America, a position that is now being taken by Jaime Domi...Corporate - 05 January 2016 |
Nigeria's long-term viabilityDespite short-term macroeconomic challenges, Nigeria’s demand for cement is expected to expand significantly in the longer term. Investments in infrastructure, population growth and private-sector...Articles - 23 December 2015 |
PPCEthiopia’s Habesha Cement, in which PPC has a majority stake, has announced that construction is underway at its new 1.4Mta plant. The plant, which will serve the Addis Ababa market, is reporte...Corporate - 23 December 2015 |
ITAC announces final anti-dumping dutiesSouth Africa has imposed final anti-dumping duties on Portland cement originating in or imported from Pakistan, ranging between 14.29 and 77.15 per cent, effective 18 December 2015. The duties wil...News - 23 December 2015 |
Ethiopia: Habesha’s new plant project shows steady progressPPC recently announced that construction at the 1.4Mta works of Habesha Cement, Ethiopia, is well underway with overall project progress estimated at around 52 per cent. Civil construction at t...News - 22 December 2015 |