Tanzania

GCR affirms ARM Cement's ratings, outlook Stable

Global Credit Ratings (GCR) has today affirmed the national scale ratings assigned to ARM Cement Ltd of A(KE) and A1(KE) in the long term and short term respectively. The outloo...

Tanzania: Banco Products to sell stake in Lake Cement

Baroda-based Banco Products India Ltd, along with its subsidiaries, has decided to sell its Tanzania-based cement unit Lake Cement Ltd for US$17.68m,

Nigeria: Dangote to stabilise cement price

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.

EAPCC to tap Tanzanian market

East African Portland Cement Co (EAPCC) plans to enter the Tanzanian market, senior management has revealed.

ARM optimistic on Kitui plant construction start, Kenya

Kenyan producer ARM Cement is getting closer to launching construction of a US$400m plant in Kitui County, the company’s managing director has said. Pradeep Paunrana told local ...

Loesche wins new order from Tanga Cement Co

Loesche GmbH has received an order from Tanga Cement Company, Tanzania, for the supply of two vertical roller mills. The order covers the engineering and supply of two Loesche v...

Dangote on-track to complete five projects in 2014

Dangote Cement will complete five cement plants across sub-Saharan Africa this year, adding around 13.5Mta of capacity to the group's existing volumes, according to Aliko Dangot...

Mbeya Cement inaugurates new bag filter, Tanzania

Lafarge Mbeya Cement, part of the Lafarge group, has inaugurated a new bag filter to reduce stack emissions at its plant at Songwe, Tanzania. The initiative forms part of the co...