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Morocco’s market dynamic

01 June 2021, Published under Cement News

Pending the real estate sector recovery, cement demand in Morocco will be driven in the coming years by both major infrastructure projects and the emergence of the southern regions which are evolving into becoming top-tier economic hubs. At the moment, there is a significant increase in capacity while local operators are showing interest in exports. By Maria Iraqi and Taha Jaidi, Attijari Global Research, Morocco. Moroccan cement demand is expected to return to pre-COVID levels by 202...

The Addoha Group's expansion continues

23 December 2016, Published under Cement News

Ciments de l’Atlas (CIMAT) announced the recent opening of the new 0.5Mta Diago grinding plant in Mali, which will increase domestic cement production in the country by around 25 per cent . Mali has had to rely on cement imports from Senegal in the main to meet its domestic demand. It is expected that clinker imports will gradually start to replace bagged cement imports. Addoha Group-owned Ciments de L’Afrique (CIMAF) established its CIMAT subsidiary in 2007 and has since gone on to build...

February launch for Cimaf plant

23 January 2014, Published under Cement News

Ciments de L’Afrique (Cimaf), a subsidiary of Ciments de L’Atlas, has said it intends to officially start production at its Doula grinding plant in Cameroon next month. The new milling facility, located in the industrial zone of Bonabéri, will have an initial cement capacity of 0.5Mta and be supplied with clinker from Morocco. According to local sources, the last bagging tests were recently concluded and the first bag of cement was produced on 27 November 2013. Polysius France was aw...

Morroco to add 5.9Mta of new capacity by 2017

14 January 2013, Published under Cement News

Competition is intensifying in the cement sector in Morocco, as existing players gear up for another phase of capacity development. While cement demand cooled in 2012 following double-digit growth the year before, the mid-term outlook is positive, and domestic players are now planning new facilities in a bid to maintain market share.   Ciments de L'Atlas (CIMAT) has confirmed plans to build a third cement plant close to Nador in the north of Morocco as part of its strategy to maintain a 14 p...