PPC to ease expansion, focus on existing projects
PPC said it will expand more slowly after spending on its 'Rest of Africa' projects has raised its debt load, the company's chief executive said on Wednesday. PPC is building ...
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PPC and AfriSam call off merger talks
South African cement producers PPC and AfriSam have called off merger talks after they could not reach a consensus on the terms, both the companies said on Friday. Last Dece...
PPC continues to study AfriSam proposal, South Africa
PPC said that its board is continuing to consider the indicative non-binding proposal from AfriSam Group for a merger between the two South African cement producers. The comp...
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 ceme...
PPC cautions on half-year earnings
South Africa's biggest cement maker, PPC, advised yesterday that its earnings in the six months to the end of March 2015 may fall by as much as 45 per cent partly due to rising...
South Africa sees pick-up in 3Q cement sales
South African cement sales rose by 4.6 per cent to 3.39Mt in the third quarter of 2014 after contracting in the previous two quarters, industry data released by the country’s l...
South Africa: PPC names new CEO
PPC has announced the appointment of Darryll Castle as executive director and CEO, effective 12 January 2015. PPC's former chief executive Ketso Gordhan resigned in September ...
PPC receives 17 nominations for non-executive director positions
PPC has received a total of 17 nominations for non-executive director positions on the reconstituted and expanded board by the 8 December 2014 closing date for nominations, Kev...
Three potential candidates for PPC chief executive role
PPC is considering Darryll Castle as one of three candidates to become CEO of South Africa's biggest cement maker, a person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. Castle, f...
South Africa: PPC receives merger offer from AfriSam
South Africa’s leading cement producer, PPC, has received a merger offer from local rival AfriSam that would create a dominant player in the country. “The Board is considerin...