Ethiopia's PM inaugurates Lemi National Cement Plant
Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, inaugurated the Lemi National Cement Plant in the Lemi Building Materials Park, about 150km north of the country’s capital Addis Ababa. Th...
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Cemengal wins new mill project in Tanzania
Simba Energy Ltd (Simba Group) is in the advanced stages of a groundbreaking partnership with Cemengal P&G. The company is establishing a twin cement grinding mill in the Tanga ...
Mbeya Cement Co Ltd appoints a new CEO
Mbeya Cement Co Ltd , a member of Amsons Group and building materials manufacturer, under the 'Tembo Cement' brand has appointed Dr Mohamed Ismail Elsaidy as its new CEO and mem...
Bamburi Cement receives acquisition deal
Amsons Group, Tanzania's leading manufacturing and energy giant, has offered to acquire a 100 per cent share in Bamburi Cement of Kenya in a proposed US$180m deal. The offer has...
Kenyan cement demand drops 13% in 4M24
Cement consumption in Kenya fell 12.7 per cent YoY to 1,949,900t in the 4M24 from 2,234,200t in the 4M23, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). The drop i...
Atlantic Group to open new plant in Madagascar
Atlantic Group has laid the foundation stone on a new cement plant in Tamatava, Madagascar. This latest project forms part of the cement producer’s plans to develop its activiti...
PPC FY23-24 results bolstered by strong Zimbabwe performance
PPC has reported revenue of ZAR10,058m (US$551.8m) in FY23-24 (ended 31 March 2024), marking a 20.6 per cent increase from ZAR8339m in the same period a year earlier. According ...
Dangote ramps up investment in Zambia with second plant
Dangote Cement has announced plans to double its investment in Zambia by building a second cement plant. The company has already constructed one plant in Masaita at a cost of US...
Khayah Cement highlights energy challenges
Khayah Cement has said high energy costs along with cheap imports are threatening Zimbabwe’s cement producers, reports AllAfrica. According to the company, although power supply...
PPC Africa predicts 20% YoY increase in earnings
PPC Africa has predicted a 20 per cent increase in earnings for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2024, driven by a strong performance by its Zimbabwe operations. According to The ...