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South African construction index expands

Afrimat has released the findings of its Afrimat Construction Index (ACI) for the 4Q23. The ACI is a composite index of the level of activity within the South African building and construction sec...
News - 04 April 2024

Capex falls behind targets for PPC

PPC has announced that its capital expenditure fell behind targets for the period ending March 2024. This was due to a delay in the company’s fly ash project in Zimbabwe, which was announced las...
News - 04 April 2024

Suzanne Starbuck

Suzanne began her editorial career in 1997 in the shipping industry as editor of The Maritime Advocate and The Ship's Agent & Broker. During this time she travelled extensively throughout Europe...
Authors - 02 April 2024

PPC's success in Zimbabwe is contrasted by surrounding regions

South Africa-based cement manufacturer PPC Cement SA (PTY) Ltd  has announced that its operations in Zimbabwe are now debt free, with EBITDA improving 13.6 per cent, for the 10-month period endin...
News - 29 March 2024

Votorantim Cimentos announces a 123% increase in net profit in 2023

Votorantim Cimentos has reported a 123 per cent growth in net profit in 2023 to BRL2.6bn (US$522.7m), from BRL1.2bn in 2022. The company’s consolidated global net revenue was BRL27.7bn, increasi...
News - 22 March 2024

Complex Ulco quarry relocation paves AfriSam’s cement future

To guarantee its future, AfriSam has relocated the quarry of its Ulco plant in Northern Cape, South Africa. However, the project proved demanding on several fronts with technical and infrastructur...
Articles - 19 March 2024

Southern African transitions

The cement markets of southern Africa have been gradually transitioning into more competitive areas with new investments. ICR reviews the young markets of Angola and Zambia as well as the more est...
Articles - 18 March 2024

AfriSam annual budget discussion centres on sluggish construction sector

AfriSam recently gathered its stakeholders for its Annual Budget Breakdown event in Johannesburg, to hear insights on the construction sector and budget speech.  Econometrix Chief Economist, ...
News - 05 March 2024

A more concise InterCement Participaçoes

The last year has seen InterCement Participacoes (Mover) work hard to divest parts of its cement business to lower its debt. It is now being courted by several leading cement producers that are lo...
News - 01 March 2024

Holcim posts record results in 2023

Holcim has posted record results in 2023 with full-year net sales of CHF27,009m (US$30,662m), compared to CHF29,189m in the previous year. Recurring EBIT over the same period advanced from CHF47...
News - 28 February 2024