CIMAF to Invest CFA27bn in Gabon clinker production line
The Moroccan-owned cement manufacturer, CIMAF Gabon has announced an investment of CFA27bn (US$48m) to develop a clinker production unit in Gabon. This decision follows Gabon's ...
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DR Congo witnesses ownership shifts and Chinese expansion
The cement market in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) is entering a decisive transition phase. Despite a relatively modest installed cement capacity of around 4.64Mta...
Heidelberg Materials sells DRC cement business to West China Cement
Heidelberg Materials has agreed to sell its 91 per cent majority stake in Cimenterie de Lukala SA (CILU), a cement producer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to WIH...
CIMKO to invest US$300m to double DRC cement capacity by 2027
Cimenterie Kongo (CIMKO) has announced plans to invest more than US$300m to double its cement production capacity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to 3Mta by 2027, up f...
Cameroon launches new 1Mta cement plant
Cameroon has commissioned a new cement plant in Edéa , Littoral region, with an annual capacity of 1Mt. The facility, developed by Chinese investors under Central Africa Cement ...
Cameroon's Egin SA receives plant expansion funding boost
The Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) has pledged XAF31.8bn (US$51.9m) to four projects in Cameroon, with a strong focus on boosting cement and construction mat...
Kinshasa cement prices fall 52%
The price of cement in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has dropped by 52.3 per cent from US$21 to US$11/bag three weeks after the end of the strike by tra...
Tshopo Minister denounces Kisangani price speculation
Speculation on the price of grey cement in Kisangani, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, was denounced by the Tshopo provincial Minister of Economy, Senold Tandia Akombo...
Dugongo in the running for CIF Angola cement plant auction
Dugongo, a Chinese-financed Mozambican cement company, has been shortlisted as a candidate for the auction promoted by the Angolan state for the privatisation of the cement unit...
CIMAF signs agreement for third line
CIMAF has signed a new agreement with Gabon’s Minister of Trade and SMEs, Parfaite Amouyeme Ollame, to strengthen local cement production, according to the Gabonese Press Agency...