Guinean cement shortage leads to price surge
Guinea’s continued cement shortage is causing a surge in prices throughout the country. Currently the price of a bag of cement ranges between GNF95,000-100,000 (US$10.96-11.54),...
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IFC to fund Diamond Cement Guinea with US$30m loan
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has agreed to provide a US$30m loan to Diamond Cement Guinea , a subsidiary of West African Cement (WACEM), to support the completion...
GICA subsidiary prepares export plan
The Public Industrial Group of Algerian Cement (GICA) has announced that its Beni Saf subsidiary plans to export over 45,000t of clinker to African countries during the current ...
New Liberian project proposed to NIC
Capital Link Corp has proposed a new Liberian cement plant project to the country’s National Investment Commission (NIC). Moullela Gray, chair of NIC, has disclosed to the Senat...
LafargeHolcim Guinea orders mobile grinding plant
CBMI has signed an EPC contract to build a modular mobile grinding plant for LafargeHolcim Ciments de Guinea. The grinding plant will be located at Dubréka town, 80km from the p...
Algeria steps up exports
GICA, LafargeHolcim and Biskria are expected to export 0.5Mta of cement and clinker from Algeria by the end of 2018 – mainly via the port of Djendjen, according to Abdesselem Bo...
Guinée Industries Cement starts expanded works
Guinée Industries Cement announced the official start of its upgraded cement production facility on 29 September 2018. The modernised works has increased its capacity from 0.7Mt...
Guinée Industries Ciment to double capacity
Guinée Industries Ciments will double its production capacity to 1.4Mta from July 2018, according to Africaguinee. Located near the capital Conakry, the company’s Kagbele plant ...
AfDB provides loan to Diamond Cement Guinée
The African Development Bank has granted a US$22.5m loan to Diamond Cement Guinéa to finance a clinker production unit. The new 0.5Mta plant will be built in Souguéta, some 200k...
LafargeHolcim Guinée names Brice Houeto new Managing Director
Brice Houeto has been appointed as the new Managing Director of LafargeHolcim Guinée, effective 1 May 2017.