Cement News tagged under: Habesha Cement

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Habesha Cement appoints new chairman, Ethiopia

11 March 2013, Published under Cement News

Habesha Cement of Ethiopia has appointed a new chairman as well as new board members to reflect changes in the company's shareholding. Tamiru Wondimagegn has been appointed as Habesha Cement’s new board chairman replacing Eng Gizaw Teklemariam. Mr Wondimagegn is a lawyer and board member of the cement company. Habesha Cement, which was established in 2010 with 16,000 shareholders, has elected old and new board members for the seats which have recently been reduced from nine to 12, acco...

Habesha Cement seeks project funding, Ethiopia

20 February 2013, Published under Cement News

Ethiopia-based Habesha Cement has approached the Common Market for Eastern & Southern Africa’s (COMESA) PTA Bank in Burundi to source financing for its new cement project in Addis Ababa. According to reports in the Fortune, the new loan application comes after the Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) reversed a decision to finance more than half Habesha's cement project costs. The 1.4Mta cement factory was scheduled for completion in 2014 at a cost of around US$130m. Promoters of the company...

Development Bank of Ethiopia withdraws Habesha Cement loan

31 January 2013, Published under Cement News

The Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) has withdrawn an ETB1.52bn (US$82.9m) loan agreement made with Habesha Cement for construction of a new plant. The bank had approved the loan last year which was expected to cover over 70 per cent of the financing  for the proposed factory. However, the DBE has now withdrawn the offer on the grounds of inability to disburse funds at this time. It has similarly pulled out of loan agreements with five other companies. The bank has pledged to aid the co...