Cement News tagged under: Cote d'Ivoire
LH Côte d'Ivoire implements new dust control measures17 August 2017, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim Côte d'Ivoire has put in place a dust control measures to reduce the environmental impact of the Treichville cement plant in Abidjan's port as part of the company's wider health and safety efforts. The project involves increasing the number of dust removal filters at the plant. In total 42 filters have been installed, involving an investment of approximately XOF693m (US$1.2m). Additional investments include probes to monitor the level of silos to avoid material spill... |
Procim to operate under the Binastore banner18 July 2017, Published under Cement NewsProcim, the distribution network of LafargeHolcim Cote d'Ivoire, will now operate under the Binastore brand, the parent company’s specialised retail network for construction materials in the Middle East and Africa. The company said in a statement yesterday that the new sign will be deployed progressively from mid-July to the end of August 2017 across Procim's sales network. Serving the needs of end-consumers, self-builders, masons and smaller contractors, Binastore shops sell a broad r... |
Dangote Cement26 June 2017, Published under Cement NewsProduction is due to start at Dangote’s new 1.5Mta cement grinding plant in Bouansa, Republic of Congo, this month, according to the company. The US$300m facility will take the country’s total cement production capacity to 2.55Mta along with Cimaf (0.5Mta), Sonocc (0.25Mta) and Forspal (0.3Mta). The works will also boost Dangote’s capacity across Africa to more than 40Mta. Construction is currently underway on a new 3Mta grinding plant in Côte d'Ivoire and two new plants have been announc... |
LH Côte d'Ivoire initiates new health and safety measure23 May 2017, Published under Cement NewsAs part of its Health & Safety policy, LafargeHolcim Côte d'Ivoire will carry out alcohol breathalyser tests to protect plant personnel and visitors from associated risk factors in the workplace. The regular but random spot checks will be carried by security agents using an electronic breathalyser at the entrance to sites. Persons displaying a positive reading of more than 0.01mg/l will be dealt with according to the company's internal procedures to prevent any potential alcohol-related ac... |
Côte d'Ivoire: Intercem Engineering collaborates with Sea-Invest07 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsIn connection with an outstanding order for the delivery of a 8000tpd cement grinding and packing plant to CimIvoire in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Intercem Engineering has been awarded an EPC contract from Sea-Invest for the raw material transport from the new ECO Hopper to the clinker silos and the additive storage. The order includes trough belt conveyors and all related components, the transfer tower, foundation works, steel construction, cladding of the building, roofing of the belt brid... |
Côte d'Ivoire: Anyama grinding unit nears completion06 December 2016, Published under Cement NewsOumar Tembely, the director and resident head of mission of the West African Development Bank (BOAD) in Côte d'Ivoire, led a delegation on Saturday to see the progress being made in its investment of Diamond Cement's new grinding station, located 40km from Abidjan, on the road leading to Adzopé. The construction of the Anyama plant started in January 2015. Currently, the rate of completion of work is estimated at 85 per cent. The end of the construction, which currently employs around 2... |
Côte d'Ivoire: Samson Materials Eco Hopper order17 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsSamson Materials Handling Ltd UK (a member of the Aumund Group) has received an order for its Eco Hopper from SEA-Invest for operation in Côte d'Ivoire. This Eco Hopper is designed to receive dry bulk materials such as cement clinker, limestone, gypsum and slag from a mobile harbour crane. The Eco Hopper will discharge onto a high-level quayside conveyor at a rate of 1200tph or via a dedicated outlet direct to trucks at 700tph. SEA-Invest chose the Samson Eco Hopper for its flexibility to ... |
West Africa powers up04 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsWest Africa’s booming population and economic development are expected to fuel cement consumption in the long term and the region’s prospects look bright. However, as the regional cement sector rapidly builds production capacity to keep pace with anticipated demand, challenges remain for the industry, including inflation, lower oil receipts and power shortages. By ICR Research, UK. Ghana: HeidelbergCement's Tema plant keeps production rolling West Africa’s population is set to m... |
Nigeria: Work commences on Dangote’s Okpella plant11 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsA groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new cement plant has been held as part of celebrations to mark Aliko Dangote’s 59 th birthday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the new plant, in Okpella in southern Nigeria, is projected to cost US$1bn and will have a capacity of 6Mta. In its 2015 annual report Dangote Cement said that the new plant would be half this size, with a still-considerable capacity of 3Mta. The increased capacity plans at Opkella reflect Dangote’s c... |
Cote d'Ivoire: Work starts on second CIMAF plant07 April 2016, Published under Cement NewsPlans to bring Société Ciment d'Afrique's (CIMAF) production capacity in Côte d'Ivoire to 2Mta by 2017 were outlined in a meeting yesterday between Moroccan investors and the country's president. StarAfrica reports that Anas Sefrioui, president of CIMAF’s parent Addoha Group, used his meeting with Ivoirian President, Alassane Ouattara, to announce that work would begin this week on the construction of a new 1Mta grinding plant at the port of San Pedro in the west of the country. This... |