EPA shuts Empire Cement’s Weija plant
Ghana’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has ordered Empire Cement Ghana Ltd to suspend operations at its Weija plant in Greater Accra over alleged air-pollution and env...
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Mauritania cement production returns to normal
Mauritania’s cement plants have resumed normal production following several weeks of electricity disruptions, according to the country’s Ministry of Mines and Industry. The mini...
Ghana considers more clinker berths at Tema Port
Ghana’s government is considering allocating additional berths at Tema Port to accelerate clinker unloading and reduce demurrage costs incurred by cement producers. Transport Mi...
Power costs drive Nigerian cement producers off-grid
Nigeria’s cement producers are increasingly relying on captive generation as unreliable grid supplies raise industrial energy costs, according to a report by Nigerian news platf...
Dangote Cement to hold London event ahead of LSE listing
Dangote Cement Plc will hold a Capital Markets Day (CMD) in London, UK, on 21 September 2026 as it progresses plans for a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). T...
Ghana cement producers introduce clinker demurrage surcharge
The Chamber of Cement Manufacturers, Ghana (COCMAG) has introduced a temporary GHS12 (US$1.05)/bag clinker demurrage surcharge in response to severe congestion at Tema Port and ...
Dangote plans vessel acquisition to support regional exports
Dangote Industries is planning to acquire its own vessels to transport products from Nigeria to markets across West and Central Africa as shipping constraints and high overland ...
Nigeria investigates possible cement price manipulation
Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has opened an investigation into possible cement price manipulation after a three-month study raised con...
HBM Nigeria profit rises 57% in 1H26
HBM Nigeria Plc , formerly Lafarge Africa Plc, reported profit after tax of NGN208bn (US$145m) in the first half of 2026, up 57 per cent from NGN132.68bn in the year-ago period....
Mohamed Kharraki appointed LafargeHolcim Côte d’Ivoire MD
LafargeHolcim Côte d’Ivoire has appointed Mohamed Kharraki as managing director, effective 1 August 2026. Mr Kharraki succeeds Rachid Yousry, who had previously headed both the ...