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Namibia: Ohorongo sees output rise in 2013

The Ohorongo cement works in Namibia saw its output rise by 23 per cent in 2013 after a muted 2012 production. While the company experienced a difficult business environment in 2012 with import...
News - 31 January 2014

Building a MENA strategy

Since being created by Citadel Capital in 2005, ASEC Cement has embarked on a strategy of establishing a strong presence in the high-growth markets of Egypt, Algeria, Syria, Sudan and Iraq to sati...
Articles - 29 January 2014

Dangote Cement

Dangote Cement has signed a preliminary joint-venture agreement with an undisclosed company in South America as part of its ongoing expansion drive. Three South American countries have reportedly ...
Corporate - 28 January 2014

PPC expansion on track

PPC has said its expansion remains well on track and commissioning of its Rwanda plant is anticipated at the end of 2014. Construction work has also commenced at sites in Ethiopia and the Democrat...
News - 28 January 2014

Green light factories

The global cement market remains subdued with China moving away from a cyclical peak and India’s fall-off in new capacity additions. Nevertheless, Africa, Russia and the CIS countries are all seei...
Articles - 21 January 2014

Sephaku launches production at Delmas plant

Sephaku Cement began commercial production at its Delmas grinding plant on 6 January 2014 following a successful commissioning phase, Sephaku Holdings has announced. The Delmas plant, situated in...
News - 16 January 2014

Dangote on-track to complete five projects in 2014

Dangote Cement will complete five cement plants across sub-Saharan Africa this year, adding around 13.5Mta of capacity to the group's existing volumes, according to Aliko Dangote, company chief ex...
News - 14 January 2014

Global cement 2014 outlook

New year, new challenges. As the cement industry looks into 2014, what will the New Year bring? By Yuri Serov, Morgan Stanley, UK. Challenges and outlook for the global cement industry in 2...
Articles - 06 January 2014

ARM awaits board approval for South African project

ARM Cement is still awaiting board approval for the construction of a new cement plant in South Africa,  the company's managing director, Pradeep Paunrana, has said. Mafikeng Cement, in which ARM...
News - 03 January 2014

Dangote Cement

Dangote Cement has been revealed as the most capitalised stock on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) accounting for around 27 per cent of the total market. During 2013 Dangote shares have outperfor...
Corporate - 20 December 2013