Le Ciment du Sahel's quarry extension is put on hold
Residents of Bandia, a town east of Dakar, Senegal, are concerned about Le Ciment du Sahel's plans to extend its quarry by an additional 236ha, cutting into a Baobab reserve. Th...
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Emerging Senegal Premium
Senegal, home to one of west Africa’s largest cement industries, is a nation on the rise. Long-term political stability has resulted in sustained economic growth. Looking ahead,...
Senegal’s 1H19 cement output largely stable 3.543Mt
The production of cement in Senegal remained largely stable YoY at 3,543,100t in the first half of 2019, according to Sahel Intelligence. In the 1H18 output from the country’s c...
Dangote Cement clocks in with iris technology
Dangote Cement is keeping an eye on staff arrival and attendance with an iris recognition system to keep tabs on its 30,000 employees located in five countries in Africa. Dangot...
Cement production in Senegal sees 10% drop in March
By end March 2019, cement production in Senegal fell by 9.9 per cent, or 65,000t, when compared with March 2018, according to data by cement plants quoted by Journal du Cameroun...
Dangote Cement
The first quarter of 2019 saw Dangote Cement report a 2.3 per cent YoY increase in volumes to 6.3Mt. Over the same period, however, group revenue declined by 0.8 per cent to NGN...
Mali cement prices rise under absent Senegal imports
Cement prices in Mali have risen sharply with some blaming the absence of Senegalese imports while others have put the blame firmly at the door of the government and Diamond Cem...
Vicat can expect higher returns in USA and Brazil
This week Vicat announced its 1Q19 results with a positive turnover increase of 4.7 per cent to EUR600m. It is a good opportunity to take a closer look at this multinational and...
Dangote Cement sees volumes rise, revenues down in 1Q19
Dangote Cement reported increased volumes of 6.3Mt, up 2.3 per cent YoY, in the first quarter of 2019. However, group revenues slipped 0.8 per cent to NGN240.2bn (US$668m) and g...
Cement shortage in Senegal intensifies
Technical issues at Sococim’s cement factory are affecting the company’s clinker supply and are impacting on Senegal’s cement output, according to Senegal Direct. The country ha...