Dangote Cement's pan-African sales rise 9% in 2021
Dangote Cement Group 's total pan-African volume represents 37 per cent of group volumes. Sales volumes across its African operations were 10.9Mt in 2021, up 8.7 per cent. Pan-A...
Sub-Saharan Africa
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Côte d’Ivoire: year of uncertainty Premium
With COVID-19 affecting economic activity throughout sub-Saharan Africa, the cement market in Côte d’Ivoire faces a particularly uncertain year as presidential elections and a p...
Dangote forecast to increase market share in sub-Saharan Africa
The removal of tariffs and non-tariff barriers under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will help Dangote Cement Plc’s expansion plans in sub-Saharan Africa and in...
Africa's grey gold Premium
As investors’ appetite for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is whetted and confidence grows, the region offers a positive scenario in terms of future cement demand. While some internati...
Lafarge Zambia plans to double capacity
Lafarge Zambia plans to double capacity by adding another production line at its Chilanga cement plant, as the country's leading cement producer seeks to tap domestic market gro...
UniCem begins construction of new line, Nigeria
United Cement Company of Nigeria (UNICEM) has started construction of its second line to meet growing demand for cement in Nigeria. Addressing journalists in Calabar, Olivier Le...
CIMAF to construct new Ghana cement facility
The government of Ghana has signed an agreement with CIMAF of Morocco for the construction of a 1Mta cement facility.
CIMAF starts construction of Mali plant
Morocco’s CIMAF will build a new cement works in Mali – the company's seventh cement works in sub-Saharan after its expansion plans in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Cameroon, Burkina F...
Lafarge Cement Zambia scales back exports to meet domestic needs
Lafarge Cement Zambia has reduced its exports by 15 per cent due to buoyant domestic construction market needs. Eugene Chungu, corporate affairs and communication director, told...