Mamba Cement to build new South Africa plant
Nedbank Capital and the Bank of China Johannesburg have jointly announced the raising of debt capital to fund a new entrant into the South African cement industry.
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PPC positive profit alert, South Africa
South Africa’s leading cement producer PPC said Friday it is likely to post higher profits in the six months to March this year. Headline earnings per share are likely to rise t...
Tenova TAKRAF Africa wins order for reverse pulse bagfilters for PPC plants
Tenova TAKRAF Africa has been awarded two contracts by South Africa’s leading cement producer, PPC, to supply reverse pulse bagfilters to replace existing electrostatic precipit...
African Forum checks dynamics of cement prices
Zambia has recently recorded intermittent increases in the cost of cement, prompting government to call for additional private investment in the industry.
Dangote: new capacity development update
Full-year results from Dangote Cement show the company has been outperforming growth in its domestic market of Nigeria as new capacity boosts market share. With a number of new ...
PPC expansion on track
PPC has said its expansion remains well on track and commissioning of its Rwanda plant is anticipated at the end of 2014. Construction work has also commenced at sites in Ethiop...
Sephaku launches production at Delmas plant
Sephaku Cement began commercial production at its Delmas grinding plant on 6 January 2014 following a successful commissioning phase, Sephaku Holdings has announced. The Delmas ...
ARM awaits board approval for South African project
ARM Cement is still awaiting board approval for the construction of a new cement plant in South Africa, the company's managing director, Pradeep Paunrana, has said. Mafikeng Cem...
PPC gets competition tribunal go-ahead for Safika Cement acquisition
PPC’s previously-announced acquisition of South African blended cement producer Safika Cement has been unconditionally approved by the country’s Competition Tribunal. An agreeme...
Sephaku Cement grinding project on-track
Sephaku Cement said its new grinding plant near Delmas in Mpumalanga, South Africa, is 95 per cent complete and is on-track to start production early in the new year. The 1.4Mta...