Dangote Cement
Dangote Cement expects its new plant in Ethiopia to begin test production by the end of March this year with product ready to enter the market in late April/early May. The plant...
Ethiopia
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ASEC Engineering wins Ethiopian plant management contract
ASEC Engineering and Management, a subsidiary of Egypt's Qalaa Holdings (formerly Citadel Capital), has signed a plant management agreement with Ethiopia’s National Cement Share...
PPC
PPC’s earnings in the six months to the end of March 2015 could tumble by between 25 and 45 per cent YoY, according to a recent company trading statement. Despite positive cemen...
Qatari group expresses interest in Ethiopian plant construction
A Qatari business group led by Sheikh Fahad Ahmed M T Al Thani has expressed an interest in constructing a cement plant in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, as part of a series of investment...
Ethiopia: talks on 10-year industry development strategy
Discussions are being held by stakeholders on a draft 10-year cement development strategy for the development of Ethiopia’s cement industry.
PPC full-year cement sales rise 2%
South Africa's largest cement producer, PPC, reported a two per cent rise in cement sales for the full year to the end of September 2014, as growth in some of its sub-Saharan ma...
PPC increases stake in Habesha, Ethiopia
PPC has increased its shareholding in Ethiopian producer Habesha Cement Share Company to 51 per cent by acquiring the Industrial Development Corporation's (IDC) 20 per cent stak...
Ethiopia: Chinese producers report tough market conditions
Ethiopia’s sudden slump in cement demand has left an oversupply situation with Chinese cement producers in the country reporting toughening market conditions. There is increased...
Holcim Awards 2014 winners for Africa Middle East announced in Beirut
The 12 winning projects of the Holcim Awards 2014 Africa Middle East have been announced in Beirut, with a green building in Turkey, an urban forest rehabilitation in Lebanon, a...
Ethiopian producer looks to secure electricity supplies
Ethiopia-based producer East Cement SC is seeking to increase its electricity supply as shortages have led it to operate at half of its production capacity.