Cement News tagged under: Côte d’Ivoire
Higher freight costs and port congestion send clinker price up in Côte d’Ivoire13 October 2021, Published under Cement NewsIn addition to the COVID-19 pandemic, the cement industry in Côte d’Ivoire has also faced unprecedented increases in the prices of sea freight, which has sent the price of clinker in the international market up by 80 per cent, according to Rachid Yousry, CEO of LafargeHolcim Côte d’Ivoire. Clinker has also become more expensive as a result of additional clinker storage costs due to congestion in the Autonomous Port of Abidjan. Unloading can take 25-30 days. To date the cement producer has... |
Côte d'Ivoire government responds to rising cement prices17 May 2021, Published under Cement NewsTo prevent cement prices spiralling out of control following recent increases, the Ivorian Ministry of Commerce and Industry set maximum cement prices in Côte d’Ivoire at XOF73,000/t (US$135.08/t) of CPJ 32.5 cement ex-works, and at retail level XOF85,000/t within a radius of 300km from the cement plant. Retail prices beyond 300km were set at XOF90,000/t. The sale of CPJ 42.5 cement will be at a maximum price of XOF75,000/t ex-works. Maximum retail prices within a 300km radius were set at... |
Société Ciment Côte d’Ivoire’s new plant inaugurated01 February 2021, Published under Cement NewsCôte d’Ivoire’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Souleymane Diarrassouba, inaugurated the new cement plant of Société Ciment Côte d’Ivoire (SCCI) in the PK24 Industrial zone of Akoupé-Zeudji. SCCI commissioned a 1.5Mta cement plant, which represents an investment of XOF60bn (US$110.55m). The new production unit is expected to create 300 direct jobs and 1069 indirect jobs. SCCI is a subsidiary of Atlantic Financial Group, owned by local businessman Kone Dossongui. |
Aumund completes 75,000t silo order for LafargeHolcim Côte d'Ivoire23 December 2020, Published under Cement NewsAumund France has supplied a complete solution package to LafargeHolcim Côte d’Ivoire for clinker discharge from a new silo with a capacity of 75,000t, and commissioned the equipment in the summer of 2020, despite restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. LafargeHolcim Côte d’Ivoire had placed a large order with Aumund Sarl for its plant in Abidjan, the largest metropolitan area of the country. The supply consisted of the silo, two Aumund Pan Conveyors type KZB with 10 Gravity Disc... |
Côte d’Ivoire: year of uncertainty19 October 2020, Published under Cement NewsWith COVID-19 affecting economic activity throughout sub-Saharan Africa, the cement market in Côte d’Ivoire faces a particularly uncertain year as presidential elections and a political crisis add further factors of volatility to the sector. In addition, new plant projects provide extra capacity in an industry that is already subject to over-capacity. By Limak Holding, Turkey. The cement market of Côte d’Ivoire continues to provide some opportunities going forward, but overcapacity... |
The last iceman in west Africa28 September 2020, Published under Cement NewsDr Michael Clark takes a look at the history of the cement industries in Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Togo, which have each seen an influx of new capacity surplus to demand. Regarding the strategy behind the companies investing in new facilities, it could be a case of defending market share in a hugely competitive environment. HeidelbergCement’s clinker plant in Tabligbo, Togo The inspiration for this month’s Technical Forum came from the CemNet webinar held on Wednesday, 3 ... |
Serge Gbotta new CEO LafargeHolcim Côte d’Ivoire10 January 2020, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim Côte d’Ivoire has appointed Serge Gbotta as its new CEO, effective from 1 January 2020. He succeeds Xaivier Saint-Martin-Tillet, who will head up the west Africa group region. Formerly commercial and logistics director at the company, Mr Gbotta is a civil engineer with an MBA degree. "I am delighted with the opportunity given to me to manage LafargeHolcim Côte d'Ivoire and to support it in its next phase of growth,” Mr Gbotta said. |
LafargeHolcim Côte d'Ivoire starts e-commerce orders25 June 2019, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim Côte d'Ivoire and e-commerce site Jumia have come together to offer the Ciment Bélier brand of cement online from Friday, 21 June 2019. "This online store is intended exclusively for individuals and small entrepreneurs who wish to have a better quality and cost control of their construction work," said Xavier Saint Martin Tillet, LafargeHolcim Côte d'Ivoire CEO. "This partnership makes life easier for all our customers who want to work without having to move to buy their cem... |
Work on Dangote’s Côte d’Ivoire plant advances10 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement has announced the construction of its 3Mta cement works just outside Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire is now at an advanced stage. The project has been implemented for around 70 per cent with more than 80 per cent of equipment supplied and 80 per cent in terms of construction and civil engineering, according to Camara Guy Adama, project leader. The new plant and related logistical support is expected to generate employment of 800 direct jobs. |
GICA ships 37,000t of clinker to Côte d’Ivoire08 April 2019, Published under Cement NewsGICA-owned Hadjar Soud de Skidka (SCHS) plant in Algeria has exported 37,000t of clinker from Annaba port, according to its CEO Youcef Merabet. "This cargo represents the first export operation to the African market made by the SCHS,” according to Mr Merabet. A total of 200,000t of clinker will be exported by the cement plant in 2019 as part of GICA’s 1Mt export programme to African countries. “Skikda's SCHS cement plant, which produces seven types of cement that meet the quality criteria... |