Vanderbijlpark Slagment achieves 1.75m hours LTI
Leading construction material supplier, AfriSam celebrated a significant milestone at the company’s Vanderbijlpark Slagment Operation in South Africa when it achieved 1.75m L...
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InterCement sells African businesses to Huaxin Cement
InterCement Participações S.A . has reached an agreement with Huaxin Cement Co Ltd regarding the sale of InterCement’s businesses in Mozambique and South Africa. Following t...
Khayah Cement boosts capacity to 1Mta
Zimbabwe-based Khayah Cement (previously Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe) has announced that it doubled its milling capacity in 2022. The second half of the year saw the company succ...
Afrimat acquires Lafarge South Africa Holdings
Lafarge South Africa Holdings (LSA) is being acquired by South Africa-based mining and materials company, Afrimat, The deal includes all the subsidiaries of the LSA Group, wh...
Clinker substitution takes hold in Africa
Ghana's cement producers have struck out on a decarbonisation and low-carbon cement path. By using local resources for raw materials and reducing the clinker factor, cement man...
PPC seeking buyers for CIMERWA stake
South Africa-based PPC is looking to sell its shareholding in Rwandan cement producer CIMERWA . “PPC is selling its 51 per cent stake in CIMERWA and the government will disc...
PPC expects drop in South Africa and Botswana sales volumes
South Africa-based PPC forecasts a 4-7 per cent drop in sales volumes in its domestic market and Botswana for the 12 months ending 31 March 2023, according to Reuters. To pro...
AfriSam awaits government infrastructure spending
The outlook for South Africa’s struggling construction industry remains uncertain, hovering between the massive infrastructure expenditure figures being publicly mooted and th...
PPC in talks to sell Zimbabwe business
PPC Ltd is reportedly in talks to sell its Zimbabwe business. According to Bloomberg, discussions are at an early stage and no potential buyers have been named as yet. PPC is...
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe appoints new Acting CEO
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe Ltd has appointed Innocent Zulu Chikwata as Acting Chief Executive, effective from 1 December 2022. Mr Chikwata has 16 years experience in the fast...