Mali's path to cement self-sufficiency
Set on expansion in west Africa, CIMAF announced this week that it had laid the foundation stone for its new grinding plant in Mali. Other cement producers have also targeted Ma...
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Bridge closures in Ghana raise cement prices
The price of cement in Tamale, Ghana, has risen to GHS34-35 per bag (US$7-7.70 per bag), an increase of GHS3, on the back of a cement shortage due to bridge closures in the the ...
Côte d'Ivoire: Anyama grinding unit nears completion
Oumar Tembely, the director and resident head of mission of the West African Development Bank (BOAD) in Côte d'Ivoire, led a delegation on
Ghana: Diamond cement fears staff lay offs
Diamond Cement is still considering its decision to lay off 50 per cent of the company’s staff over reports that it cannot sustain its operations, according to Citi Business New...
Ghana: Western Diamond Cement plant inaugurated
President John Mahama inaugurated the new 1Mta Western Diamond Cement plant at Bokro on 4 November. He said the decision of Western Diamond Cement to set up an ultra-modern ceme...
Ghana: Ministry on cement-trade-war alert
Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Ghana's Minister of Trade and Industries, says his Ministry is undertaking a thorough evaluation of various interests in the current trade-war between loc...
Ghana cement producers' association formed
Local cement producers in Ghana have come together to form a new association to protect and accelerate the development of the domestic industry, and promote the interests of its...
Cimaf inaugurates Ouadgadougou works
Morocco’s Ciments de L’Afrique (Cimaf) is close to inaugurating its Ouagadougou plant in Burkina Faso. The 0.5Mta works represents an investment of XOF25bn (US$40m), according t...
Diamond Cement’s new Congo works on track for 2Q15 start
The construction of Diamond Cement’s plant in Mindouli in the Republic of Congo is now around 40 per cent complete and is on-track for completion in the second quarter of 2015.
Ghacem responds to World Bank comments
Ghana’s leading cement producer, Ghacem, has refuted a report by the World Bank that the company is enjoying dominance over the domestic construction sector.