BUA Cement fire results in loss of three lives
The management of BUA Cement PLC at the weekend announced a fire incident that occurred at a diesel storage tank farm situated in the vicinity of one of its plants in Sokoto...
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Ghana to look at regulating cement industry
Ghana’s Ministry of Trade and Industry has announced plans to set up a committee to advance the drafting of policies to regulate the country’s cement industry, according to loc...
Dangote: powerhouse of Africa and Nigeria
Through the use of financial ratio analysis, this month’s Technical Forum examines how Dangote Cement – the powerhouse of Africa and Nigeria – has managed to achieve a strong a...
Dangote Cement reports group revenue of NGN1383.6bn in 2021
Dangote Cement reported that for the year ended 31 December 2021, group revenue reached NGN1383.6bn (US$3.327bn), up 33.8 per cent on 2020. The group recorded a record EBITDA o...
Mali sees 10% cement price hike
The price of cement in Mali has increased by 10 per cent from XOF100,000 (US$170.59) to XOF110,000/t in the past week. Traders have attributed the price rise to the embargo i...
Benin to build 1.6Mta cement plant
The government of Benin plans to build a cement plant with 5000tpd clinker capacity and 1.6Mta of cement capacity. The new plant will have an option to expand its cement capaci...
Societe de Ciment de Cote d'Ivoire sees inauguration second plant
Côte d’Ivoire’s Prime Minister, Jérôme Patrick Achi, has inaugurated the second cement plant of Société de Ciment de Côte d’Ivoire in Yopougon’s industrial zone in Abidjan. ...
Mangal Industries selects Sinoma to build 3Mta cement plant
An indigenous Nigerian firm, Mangal Industries had signed a US$600m deal agreement with Sinoma International Engneeering of China for the construction of a 3Mta cement plant an...
Senegal sales up 12% YoY
Cement sales in Senegal advanced 12.7 per cent MoM and by 11.9 per cent YoY in November 2021, according to its National Agency for Statistics and Demography (ANSD). Output fr...
Opportunity for EAPC in DR Congo
This week East African Portland Cement's (EAPC) Managing Director, Oliver M Kirubai, outlined the company's ambition to grow its cement business in the Democratic Republic of C...