Cement News tagged under: Zambia
Lafarge to export clinker to Malawi20 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Cement Company has signed an agreement with Central Eastern African Railway System (CEARS) in the exportation of clinker from Zambia to Malawi. CEARS Company Engineer Paul Madula confirmed the development to Zambian journalists who undertook a tour of the Chipata/Mchinji railway line in commemorating South Africa Development Committee (SADC) Day in Mchinji. Mr Madula said his company will be transporting 5600tpa of clinker through the railway line from Chipata to Blantyre for an... |
Dangote to be issued with Zambian mining licence, Zambia10 July 2012, Published under Cement NewsAn advisory committee set up by the Zambian government is to meet within the next two weeks and issue a mining licence to Dangote Cement of Nigeria. The delay to the issuance has resulted in delays to construction of Dangote’s 1.5Mta cement plant in Zambia’s Masaiti District on the Copperbelt. However, the Mines, Energy and Water Supply Permanent Secretary Victor Mutambo has now said the advisory committee would be sitting in the next two weeks and would issue Dangote Industries with the ... |
Dangote Cement new Zambia plant facing delays31 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsConstruction of Dangote Cement’s US$500m cement plant in Masaiti District, Zambia, has suffered a setback following delays by the government in issuing a mining license. Speaking to the Times of Zambia, Dangote Industries general manager Viveka Heblikar said his company had submitted all the documentation and was only waiting to be granted the mining licence. As a result, the company cannot undertake any mining activity in the area. But Mines Minister Christopher Yaluma said the issua... |
Ndola Lime plans cement production venture, Zambia17 May 2012, Published under Cement NewsZambia-based Ndola Lime Company (NLC) has commenced discussions with potential partners for a joint venture cement plant project on the Copperbelt. Abraham Witika, company chief executive officer, has received numerous offers from interested partners and a feasibility study is being undertaken, reports the Times of Zambia. During a tour of the Ndola Lime Company plant on Monday by Mines and Mineral Resource Deputy Mininster Richard Musukwa, Mr Witika said Ndola Lime had enough raw mate... |
Dangote’s Zambia cement plant on schedule19 March 2012, Published under Cement NewsConstruction of Dangote Cement’s new US$365m cement plant in Masaiti District is progressing well and on schedule, logistics manager Kampewa Nundwe told the Times of Zambia. The new plant, with a capacity of 1.5Mta is situated on the Copperbelt and is scheduled for completion in the second half of 2014. Mr Nundwe said the Chinese contractor has completed clearing the site and more equipment from Germany was expected to arrive in the country shortly. “We are expecting more equipment w... |
Dangote Cement – Africa market expansion20 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsDangote Cement, Africa’s biggest producer of the building material, last week inaugurated its Ibese plant in southwestern Nigeria. The occasion marks a significant milestone for Nigeria, as the country moves closer to becoming a net exporting nation – something that was inconceivable even five years ago. Meanwhile, Dangote Cement continues to expand its domestic production base with major new announcements, and reasserts plans to become a major global force in the cement sector. The compa... |
Zambia: US$500m Dangote Cement works on course15 February 2012, Published under Cement NewsConstruction work on the US$500m Dangote Cement plant in Masaiti district, Zambia, is progressing well and will be completed on schedule, according to Kampew Nundwe, Dangote’s logistics manager. In an interview from Lusaka at the weekend, Mr Nundwe said construction works were on course and the plant was set for completion in the next 27 months. The plant's cement capacity will be 1.5Mta and this should be achieved by 2013 when optimum operations will be established. Dangote Cement s... |