Huaxin Cement is poised to be a major African player
This week Huaxin Cement Ltd again showed the strengthening influence of the Chinese in Africa's cement markets as it acquired the majority stake in Lafarge Africa PLC, Nigeria,...
West Africa
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West Africa’s self-sufficiency bid
West Africa spans 16 countries along the Atlantic coast and inland, including key players such as Nigeria, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire, all part of the Economic Commu...
Cement prices still rising in Ghana despite new legislative instrument
Players in Ghana’s real estate sector argue that the recently enacted legislative instrument on cement price regulation has failed to address the surging cost of building mater...
Successful SOCOCIM conveyor commissioning
RBL-REI has commissioned new conveyor handling lines for SOCOCIM ( Vicat group ) in Senegal, West Africa. Designed and manufactured in partnership with REL-REI’s sister com...
CBMI to build calcined clay plant in Cote d'Ivoire
CBMI has signed an EPC contract with CIMCI for a 1200tpd clay suspension calcination line and 500,000tpa cement grinding project in Côte d'Ivoire. CBMI has successfully signed...
Lafarge Africa inaugurates AFR platform at Mfamosing plant
Lafarge Africa Plc has launched its new alternative fuel and raw material (AFR) platform at the Mfamosing plant in Cross River State, Nigeria, aiming to replace conventional f...
Cement consumption in Senegal falls 25% in August
Cement sales in Senegal saw a 24.9 per cent drop to 505,900t in August 2024 from 672,700t in August 2023, according to the country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs. Production f...
Dangote reports increase in group EBITDA of 27%
Dangote Cement Plc has reported strong financial results for the nine months ending 30 September 2024, with group revenue increasing by 69.1 per cent YoY to NGN2.56trn (US$1....
Cement prices in Niger expected to see significant drop
Cement in Niger is expected to be sold at significantly lower prices following the signing of an order determining the special tax regime applicable to importing, producing and...
AVIC International Beijing and Humboldt Wedag to build CIMAF calcined clay plant
AVIC International Beijing, together with Humboldt Wedag GmbH (KHD), has been awarded an order by Ciments de l'Afrique (CIMAF) for a 900tpd state-of-the-art clay calcination pl...