Athi River calls for use of locally-manufactured product
Athi River Mining Tanzania Ltd is seeking the government’s intervention to stop sub-standard imports entering the local market.
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PPC's East African promise Premium
PPC Ltd, southern Africa’s leading cement manufacturer, has increased its footprint in sub-Saharan Africa with its latest acquisitions in Ethiopia and Rwanda. With the two acqui...
TPCC reports 22% rise in net profit, Tanzania
Tanzania Portland Cement Company Ltd (TPCC), part of HeidelbergCement, posted a 22 per cent increase in net profit despite competition from regional imports. Net profit for the ...
Dangote Cement could tip the balance to oversupply in East Africa
Plans by Dangote Cement to set up a manufacturing plant in Tanzania have complicated expansion plans for Kenyan firms that have dominated exports of the commodity into the East ...
Increased sales boost ARM Cement's 9M12 pretax profit, Kenya
Kenya’s second largest cement producer ARM Cement (formerly Athi River Mining) said in the first nine months pretax profit rose to KES1.2bn (US$14.1m) from KES296m, driven prima...
Competition mounts for East Africa market share
Public sector infrastructure projects and the rapidly growing middle class in the East Africa region will be the main drivers of cement consumption as competition is set to inte...
East African import concerns
The East Africa Cement Producers Association (EAPC) has flagged concerns over the increasing threat of imports to the region. The associaion yesterday warned that cement ports a...
Tanga Cement profit rises 56 per cent, Tanzania
Tanzania-based Tanga Cement, part of the Holcim Group, has posted a 56 per cent YoY rise in net profit to TZS15bn (US$9.5m) due to increased exports and stable electricity suppl...
New order for Cemengal in East Africa
EPC contractor Cemengal of Spain has been awarded a new contract for its Plug & Grind® ball mill technology by a customer in East Africa. The Plug & Grind is set to be operation...
Pakistan cement exports earn US$339m in 9MFY2011-12
During 9MFY2011-12 (July-March), Pakistan cement exporters saw recovery in cement exports in terms of value. In Pakistani currency, the export also rose by 6.06%. In addition, t...