Cement News tagged under: South Africa
Habesha Cement appoints new chairman, Ethiopia11 March 2013, Published under Cement NewsHabesha 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... |
South Africa’s cement industry body to close04 March 2013, Published under Cement NewsSouth Africa’s Cement and Concrete Institute (C&CI) is to close down following the withdrawal of funding from some of the key funding members, local producer AfriSam disclosed in a statement on Friday. AfriSam said it believes in the value that the C&CI offered the construction industry and explored various other options in an effort to sustain this industry body. "Unfortunately, no solution could be found. As a result, AfriSam had no choice but to tender its resignation from the Cement ... |
AfriSam receives positive response to new sales initiative, South Africa25 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsSouth Africa-based cement producer AfriSam has received a positive response from members of several rural communities to a pilot initiative that is seeing the cement giant sell its cement products out of “retail outlet” containers in these outlying areas. Grant Neser, sales and marketing executive at AfriSam, explained in a statement that “this initiative is a product of the customer value management (CVM) project currently being implemented in AfriSam". CVM can be described as a philosophy... |
ACCTA 2013 success leads to a biannual conference02 February 2013, Published under Cement NewsThe first conference on Advances in Cement and Concrete Technology in Africa (ACCTA 2013) was held at the Emperor’s Palace Resort in Johannesburg, South Africa, over 28-30 January 2013. More than 200 scientists and industry representatives from 47 nations, including 20 African countries, attended this three-day conference, paving the way for ACCTA to be developed into a biannual event. Chairman Prof Herbert Uzoegbo (Wits) opens the event on behalf of the organising committee ... |
South Africa 9M12 sales rise 2.9%04 January 2013, Published under Cement NewsSouth Africa cement sales for the first nine months of 2012 rose 2.9 per cent to 8.529Mt from 8.290Mt in the same period of 2011, latest data from the Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI) shows. The moving annual total also rose 3.9 per cent to 11.473Mt from 11.038Mt in the corresponding period a year a go. However, 3Q12 sales were down 3.8 per cent to 2.976Mt compared to 3.092Mt in the 3Q11. |
PPC appoints general manager for Jupiter plant, South Africa19 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsBusi Legodi has been appointed as PPC Ltd's first black female general manager to oversee operations at its Jupiter plant in Germiston. Legodi has been with the company for 17 years, having started out at the Hercules plant in Pretoria, as a Laboratory Assistant. She has since held positions in several divisions, ranging from chemical to quality control and packaging logistics. Prior to her recent appointment, Legodi was the Production Manager at the Hercules plant. “Providing equal opp... |
Barloworld gets 44 Freighliner Columbia truck tractor14 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsBarloworld Logistics has taken delivery of 44 Freightliner Columbias as part of its owner-driver programme for Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC), South Africa. A fleet of 44 Freightliner Columbia truck tractors were delivered to 27 owner-drivers and 17 drivers of Barloworld Logistics, at the PPC factory in Dwaalboom recently. This handover by John Williams Motors Bloemfontein marks the renewal of a five-year contract with Barloworld Logistics for rigs to service PPC Cement at this factory... |
PPC buys majority stake in Rwanda cement producer13 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsSouth Africa’s leading cement producer Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) has acquired a 51 per cent equity stake in Rwanda-based cement producer Cimerwa Ltd. The deal is worth a total cash consideration of US$69.4m. Cimerwa is situated in southwestern Rwanda and is the African country’s sole cement producer. It has a current capacity of 100,000tpa and is constructing a 600,000tpa expansion that will be commissioned in 2014. In addition to shareholder equity contributions‚ Cimerwa is in t... |
South African competition set to intensify10 December 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe South African cement sector is set to see increased competition from the end of next year when Sephaku Cement starts production. The company is set to be the first new market entrant since 1934 through the construction of its new Aganang cement plant. It is also constructing a grinding mill near Delmas, Mpumalanga and “We look like we will produce 2.5Mta from the end of next year,” , CEO Pieter Fourie told local press. The Aganang works, near Lichtenburg in the North West Province,... |
South Africa: Vietnam cement imports investigated15 November 2012, Published under Cement NewsThe National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) has confiscated some sub-standard cement imported into South Africa from Vietnam and is investigating complaints lodged about the quality of two other imported brands. Daniel Ramarumo, a NRCS spokesman, confirmed yesterday that it had received complaints from NPC-Cimpor about Vietnamese cement, which was “later confiscated by the regulator” on 23 August. This incident follows the NRCS's admission on 7 August that some 50kg bags ... |