Cement News tagged under: Mbeya Cement
LafargeHolcim Tanzania launches new pozzolana product10 November 2020, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim Tanzania has launched Lafarge Tembo Pozzi, a new product to substitute fly ash, according to the Tanzania Standard. The country reportedly imports about 40,000tpa of fly ash on average. "This would help the country reduce costs on importing the fly ash. By doing this the company lives up to its promise of being a construction solution in Tanzania," said Evance Bernard, head of Dar es Salaam's sub-treasury of the Ministry of Finance and Planning. The company, also known as... |
Mbeya Cement opens Building Materials Academy06 December 2018, Published under Cement NewsMbeya Cement (LafargeHolcim group) has opened its Building Materials Academy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to improve the client understanding of the use of the company's products in the construction sector. Isle Boshof, Mbeya Cement's Chief Executive said: "The state-of-ther-art centre is a good avenue for stakeholders to learn about their wide-range of products." The centre will bring together key players in the construction industry to understand all types of cement produced by Mbeya Cem... |
Mbeya signs cooperation agreement Kibo Mining25 April 2017, Published under Cement NewsTanzania-based Mbeya Cement Co, a LafargeHolcim subsidiary, has signed a cooperation agreement with coal development company Kibo Mining which covers a range of potential areas of collaboration including the supply of coal and flyash to Mbeya. Kibo Mining holds a thermal coal deposit at Mbeya and is developing a 250-350MW mine mouth thermal power station, the Mbeya Coal to Power Project, previously called the Rukwa Coal to Power Project. In a statement, Kibo Mining said that together w... |
Mbeya Cement launches new product, Tanzania14 October 2015, Published under Cement NewsMbeya Cement, part of the LafargeHolcim group, has introduced higher-strength cement named Tembo Supaset 42.5 cement. Catherine Langreney, CEO of Lafarge Tanzania, said the product specifically addresses the needs for block making, concrete mix, mega structures and high visibility infrastructure projects--bridges, roads and stadiums. "This brand is the result of careful [almost one year] research and development by our cement technical experts, Ms Langreney said yesterday during the launch... |
Tanzania likely to start exporting cement soon26 November 2014, Published under Cement NewsTanzania expects to double its cement production in the next few years as new factories come on-stream to satisfy growing demand from the construction sector, a senior government official said on Tuesday. Tanzania's cement output rose 18.9 per cent last year to slightly above 3Mt on the back of higher demand. Janet Mbene, deputy trade minister, said the rise in output would see Tanzania produce a surplus to be exported. Annual cement production in east Africa's second-largest economy wil... |
Mbeya Cement inaugurates new bag filter, Tanzania16 December 2013, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Mbeya Cement, part of the Lafarge group, has inaugurated a new bag filter to reduce stack emissions at its plant at Songwe, Tanzania. The initiative forms part of the company's efforts to improve its overall production process which will also see an increase in capacity. The filter reduces stack emissions to 10mg/nm3, lower than the 2013 Tanzania Environmental Regulations of 50mg/nm3 and in line with Lafarge Industrial targets. Speaking at the inauguration last Friday, Catherin... |
Tanzanian government accepts cement imports27 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsTanzania's government has said that it could not put trade barriers on imported cement as requested by domestic cement companies, because local production is still insufficient. Tanzania's Minister for Industry, Trade and Marketing, Dr Abdallah Kigoda said despite the expected progress from cement industries, the government will still allow cement imports until local producers meet domestic demand. Kigoda admitted that although imported cement is sold at a lower price compared to locall... |
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