Cement News tagged under: Cimerwa
CIMERWA launches bulk cement service14 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsRwanda’s sole producer of cement, CIMERWA, on Friday introduced its bulk cement offering whic will see customers receive cement directly at their construction sites without the use of bagged cement. Unveiling the new CIMERWA Bulk Cement service at a meeting in Kigali, company CEO, Bheki Mthembu, said its bulk truck will unlock some of the bottlenecks encountered with bagged cement. The vehicle will deliver cement directly to the construction site, pump it in the silo after which construc... |
Rwanda: new CEO of Cimerwa and PPC Gauteng business unit executive09 February 2017, Published under Cement NewsFormer General Manager of PPC Cement’s Hercules and Jupiter operations in Gauteng, Bheki Mthembu, has been appointed the CEO of Cimerwa in Rwanda. Mthembu assumed his new duties as CEO from 1 December 2016 under the guidance of Njombo Lekula, Managing Director of PPC International Operations. With optimisation of Cimerwa currently in progress, Mthembu is looking forward to this new challenge and the year ahead. "While PPC’s well-established presence in Botswana and Zimbabwe had alread... |
Rwanda: dealers and developers call for Cimerwa price drop19 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsCement dealers and property developers in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, have called on Cimerwa to cut its prices, Rwanda Focus reports. Current prices for a 50kg bag of Cimerwa cement are around RWF11,000 (US$13.68), compared to RWF8500-9000 for imported cement. Busisiwe Maria Legodi, Cimerwa's CEO, said in an interview with Rwanda Focus earlier this year: "People who think that imported cement is cheaper than the one made locally need to look at one thing: what is cheap is cheap because t... |
Rwanda: PPC revenues boosted by Cimerwa05 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsCimerwa Ltd’s contribution to Pretoria Portland Cement’s (PPC) revenues helped cushion the company’s turnover in the six months ending 31 March 2016. According to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, PPC holds a 51 per cent stake in the Rwandan cement company. While PPC’s results show bases in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe were depressed due to a shrinking market and falling prices, a recently-commissioned plant in Rwanda added almost ZAR200m (US$13.5m) to the group’s revenue. Despit... |
Cimerwa looking to cut costs as it eyes export markets23 March 2016, Published under Cement NewsBusisiwe Legodi, Cimerwa's chief executive officer, has reaffirmed her company’s commitment to developing export markets in neighbouring Burundi and eastern DR Congo. Speaking in Kigali last week, Ms Legodi also said that Cimerwa – which is 51 per cent owned by South Africa’s PPC – were looking to cut costs. A report by Rwanda’s New Times newspaper quoted Ms Legodi as saying: “We import most of the raw materials, including gypsum and coal, which makes business expensive. We are, there... |
PPC Ltd: change to the Board Of Directors25 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsDr Daniel Ufitikirezi has resigned as a director of PPC with effect from 22 September 2015. This follows his resignation as the chairman of the board of Cimerwa, PPC's subsidiary in Rwanda, after his replacement as the representative of the Rwanda Social Security Board on that board. Dr Ufitikirezi was appointed to the PPC board in January 2015. |
Cimerwa inaugurates expansion project20 August 2015, Published under Cement NewsRwanda prime minister Anastase Murekez on Tuesday inaugurated Cimerwa’s new dry-process line which boosts capacity at the plant from 0.1Mta to 0.6Mta. The Rwanda cement producer, in which PPC owns a 51 per cent stake, has invested US$170m to convert its wet-process plant to new dry-process technology. Speaking during the launch, Murekezi said that the new plant presents an opportunity for the country to start exporting cement to its neighbours while creating employment opportunities for R... |
CIMERWA unveils expanded plant project, Rwanda21 July 2015, Published under Cement NewsCIMERWA has officially unveiled its modernised plant in Rwanda, which involved making the switch from wet- to dry-process technology and increasing capacity to 0.6Mta. The company has also installed a 15MW peat-powered power plant, which will help it address unreliable electrical supplies that have caused it to suffer high production costs for many years. Earlier this year, the company launched its new corporate identity and product packaging involving new logo and bold colours, symbolis... |
CIMERWA unveils new corporate identity, Rwanda12 May 2015, Published under Cement NewsRwanda's largest cement producer, CIMERWA, last week unveiled its new corporate identity and product packaging ahead of the completion of its expansion project later this year. The new identity involves a new logo and brings to market bold blue 32.5 bags and bright red 42.5 bags. "We have moved from the previous green to a bold blue reflecting the refreshing nature of the business as we go through a rebirth and repositioning of CIMERWA. The previous logo was a closed diamond; the new lo... |
PPC full-year cement sales rise 2%20 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsSouth Africa's largest cement producer, PPC, reported a two per cent rise in cement sales for the full year to the end of September 2014, as growth in some of its sub-Saharan markets was offset by challenging operating conditions at home. Group revenue increased by nine per cent to ZAR9.04bn (US$818m), mainly attributable to the consolidation of Safika Cement and Pronto Readymix as well as the full-year impact of Cimerwa. On a like-for-like basis, revenue would have been three per c... |