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South Africa sees pick-up in 3Q cement sales

South African cement sales rose by 4.6 per cent to 3.39Mt in the third quarter of 2014 after contracting in the previous two quarters, industry data released by the country’s leading producer show...
News - 07 January 2015

Lafarge

Lafarge Africa is offering to buy out the 41.39 per cent minority in Ashaka Cement. Lafarge Africa is obliged to make the offer as it has become the new majority shareholder in Ashaka Cement follo...
Corporate - 06 January 2015

A brightening global outlook

The construction outlook for the world is brightening. The average global growth (ex-China) should be better in 2015 1 compared to the previous year and the outlook for 2016 is better still. By Y...
Articles - 06 January 2015

Ashaka board recommends Lafarge buy-out offer to minority shareholders

The board of directors of Ashaka Cement has advised minority shareholders to accept the buy-out mandatory tender offer (MTO) by Lafarge Africa. Lafarge Africa has offered to buy out minority sh...
News - 29 December 2014

South Africa: PPC names new CEO

PPC has announced the appointment of Darryll Castle as executive director and CEO, effective 12 January 2015. PPC's former chief executive Ketso Gordhan resigned in September after his attempt to...
News - 18 December 2014

PPC receives 17 nominations for non-executive director positions

PPC has received a total of 17 nominations for non-executive director positions on the reconstituted and expanded board by the 8 December 2014 closing date for nominations, Kevin Odendaal, PPC's i...
News - 15 December 2014

Three potential candidates for PPC chief executive role

PPC is considering Darryll Castle as one of three candidates to become CEO of South Africa's biggest cement maker, a person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. Castle, former chief executiv...
News - 12 December 2014

South Africa: PPC receives merger offer from AfriSam

South Africa’s leading cement producer, PPC, has received a merger offer from local rival AfriSam that would create a dominant player in the country.  “The Board is considering the indicative pro...
News - 11 December 2014

Lafarge in Ashaka buy-out offer

Lafarge Africa has offered to buy out minority shareholders in Ashaka Cement Plc. The move follows the merger Lafarge Africa’s Nigerian and South Africa businesses, which received approval from sh...
News - 09 December 2014

Cimpor

Cimpor's nine-month turnover declined by 1.6 per cent to EUR1952.2m and EBITDA was off by 4.2 per cent to EUR461.1m as the Brazilian, Argentine and South African currencies declined by 10, 36 and ...
Corporate - 08 December 2014