Bamburi Cement announces new CEO
Kenya's Bamburi Cement (part of the Holcim Group) has appointed Mohit Kapoor as its new chief executive officer, effective from 1 April 2023. Mr Kapoor replaces Seddiq Hassani w...
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Bruks Siwertell receives east African road mobile ship unloader order
Bruks Siwertell has secured an order for a next-generation, screw-type discharging, Siwertell road-mobile ship unloader for cement handling in east Africa. The Siwertell 15 000 ...
Dugongo Cimentos announces new plant
Dugongo Cimentos is building a new 6000tpd cement plant in Nacala-Porto, Nampula province, on the northern cost of Mozambique. The project is believed to cost US$192m, according...
Dangote Cement's corporate social responsibility work gains recognition
Dangote Cement has scooped a number of awards in Zambia and Senegal in recognition of its corporate social responsibility actions. In Senegal the Conseil National du Patronat (C...
Abyssinia Cement ownership moves to ZayRide founders
The founders of Ethiopia’s pioneer taxi service, ZayRide, have added Abyssinia Cement to their investment portfolio for ETB600m (US$11.2m), according to Capital Ethiopia. Abyssi...
National Cement Co Ltd to open 2.5Mta clinker plant in Kenya
Kenya-based National Cement Co Ltd (NCC) has announced it will open a new clinker plant in September 2023. Located in West Pokot, the new plant is expected to have a clinker cap...
Holcim and 14Trees delivers on 3D printed Kenyan houses
Holcim has successfully completed the largest 3D-printed affordable housing to date through 14Trees, its joint venture with British International Investment, the UK’s Developmen...
New target markets for East African Portland Cement Co
Following its KES500m (US$4m) plant upgrade, The East African Portland Cement (EAPC) is planning to expand within the East African Community member countries and is targeting ce...
Livetouch Investments to build its second Zimbabwe cement plant
Livetouch Investments is building a second cement plant in Zvishavane, Midlands, Zimbabwe, to the tune of US$20m under the first phase of the project. The first phase of the cem...
Savannah Cement sells 60% stake to Barak Asset Recovery
Mauritius-based Barak Asset Recovery has been given the green light by regulators to acquire a 60 per cent stake in Savannah Cement from Seruji Ltd . With one plant in Athi Rive...