EAC producers call for review and uniformity of standards
Regional producers in the East African Community are calling for cement and limestone standards to be reviewed and harmonised in accordance with international best practices. Ac...
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East Africa rises Premium
East Africa’s cement demand continues to rise as infrastructure and housing needs provide the basis for future consumption. While cement capacity investments continue, a shift i...
Kenya: Savannah Cement to widen its east African sales
Savannah Cement has confirmed plans to develop its business to the wider east African market as part of its regional integration support.
GCR affirms ARM Cement's ratings, outlook Stable
Global Credit Ratings (GCR) has today affirmed the national scale ratings assigned to ARM Cement Ltd of A(KE) and A1(KE) in the long term and short term respectively. The outloo...
Plans for new Kenyan plant in the pipeline
Construction materials supplier Karsan Ramji & Sons plan to set up a new cement production facility in Kenya. The KES426m (US$4.9m) plant is expected to produce an average of 70...
Turkish firm eyes Uganda investment
Turkish-owned tourism and trading company, Kolin Construction, has expressed interest in Uganda’s cement manufacturing industry, according to local press reports. East African B...
ARM expects new capacity to boost earnings
Kenya’s ARM Cement said it expects earnings to increase at a faster pace this year thanks to its new capacity in Tanzania. In an interview with Reuters, ARM Cement’s chief execu...
Tanzanian producers call for reinstatement of EACUP import duties
Cement producers in Tanzania are calling for the government to reinstate the East African Custom Union Protocol (EACUP) 2005 to protect the industry against an influx of imports.
ARM Cement to spin off non-cement business
Kenya-based ARM Cement plans to spin off and list non-cement business on the Nairobi bourse within three years.
Hima Cement completes installation of new bag filter, Uganda
Hima Cement Ltd, part of the Lafarge group, has completed the installation of new bag filter technology at its Kasese plant in Uganda to bring stack emissions in line with globa...