Southern African transitions
The cement markets of southern Africa have been gradually transitioning into more competitive areas with new investments. ICR reviews the young markets of Angola and Zambia as ...
South Africa
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AfriSam annual budget discussion centres on sluggish construction sector
AfriSam recently gathered its stakeholders for its Annual Budget Breakdown event in Johannesburg, to hear insights on the construction sector and budget speech. Econometr...
PPC concludes 51% CIMERWA stake disposal
PPC has concluded the sale of its 51 per cent stake in CIMERWA , Rwanda. The South Africa-based cement producer sold its shareholding for US$42.5m to National Cement Holding...
PPC welcomes new executive committee
South African cement producer PPC has restructured its executive committee to help boost the company’s profitability amidst forecasts of low cement demand across the country,...
Afghan coal price surge impacts northern Pakistan cement production costs
A spike in Afghan coal prices has affected the cost of cement production in northern Pakistan. JS Research reports that the northern-based cement companies, which operate 20 of...
InterCement completes sale of Africa businesses
InterCement Participações SA has announced that the divestment of its businesses in South Africa and Mozambique – collectively known as the ‘Africa Business’ – to Huaxin Cement...
South Africa regulator recalls Econo Cement product
South African company Econo Cement has been accused of having a 'sub-standard' product by the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS). The regulator has asked c...
Saint-Gobain signs power agreement in South Africa
Saint-Gobain has signed a renewable electricity supply agreement (power purchase agreement or PPA) with CVE, an independent French renewable energy producer, to secure about 1...
New PPC CEO confirmed
Following the finalisation of his work permit, Matias Cardarelli has now been confirmed as the new chief executive officer of PPC Cement . He takes over from Roland van Wijnen...
Aggregate Industries appoints group strategy and commercial growth director
Aggregate Industries , part of Holcim , has appointed Kaziwe Kaulule as its new group strategy and commercial growth director. With a career spanning over 19 years with the H...