Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe's CEO steps down
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe Ltd has announced the resignation of its CEO, Precious Murena, with effect from 9 September. Precious Murena joined the company in 2011 and became CEO in...
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Cement prices rise in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's construction sector appears to be on course for a revival, driven by public spending on infrastructure and private development. However, a recent increase in cement p...
Devki Group to switch to self-power generation by 2023
Devki Group is planning to generate its own power by 2023 as the high cost of power is seen by the company as the biggest threat to Kenya’s manufacturing sector. Narendra Raval,...
Bamburi Cement lands government infrastructure deals
Bamburi Cement has secured lucrative government contracts for the supply of cement for key infrastructure projects in the region as part of efforts to staying afloat in a compet...
DMC prepares power supply for new project
Ethiopia-based Derba Midroc Cement (DMC) and Sinohydro Construction Ltd have signed an ETB330m (US$7.24m) contract for a power expansion project that will allow the factory to d...
Bamburi Cement records 21% climb in turnover
Kenya's Bamburi Cement has recorded a 21 per cent YoY growth in turnover to KES19.6bn (US$178.45m) for the first half of 2021, compared with KES16.2bn in the 1H20. Pre-tax profi...
Kenya consumption up 27% in 5M21
Cement consumption in Kenya advanced 26.6 per cent YoY to 3.35Mt in the January-May 2021 period when compared with 2.64Mt in the 5M20, according to the Kenya National Bureau of ...
New 0.2Mta plant set to be built in Mozambique
A new cement plant is expected to be constructed in the Namacurra district of Mozambique, with around US$15m of Chinese investment. The feasibility of the 200,000tpa unit depend...
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe sees 24% rise in cement volumes
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe registered a 23.7 per cent increase in cement volumes spurred by growing demand in the period ended May 2021, compared to the prior year. Company secreta...
Bamburi Cement Ltd changes to Bamburi Cement PLC
Kenya-based Bamburi Cement Ltd has changed its name to Bamburi Cement PLC in compliance with the Companies Act 2015 following shareholders’ approval on 10 June 2021. The name ch...