BUA Cement brings Kalambaina Line 4 online
On 27 January Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated BUA Cement ’s 3Mta Line 4 at the company’s Kalambaina cement plant in Sokoto, Nigeria. "I am pleased that throu...
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COCMAG calls on Ghana's government to cancel imported clinker Fumigation Levy
The Chamber of Cement Manufacturers, Ghana (COCMAG) said the Fumigation Levy charged on imported clinker is having serious financial toll on cement production companies in th...
Sococim Industries selects Fives for new clinker production line
Fives FCB and Sococim Industries ( Vicat group ) have signed a contract for the supply of the new 6500tpd clinker production line at the Rufisque plant, Senegal. The Chairm...
Starlinger delivers 500th AD*STAR block bottom sack conversion
Côte d’Ivoire-based packaging producer Plastica has increased its AD*STAR sack production capacity by 45m sacks per year to 80m sacks, following the installation of the ad*star...
West Africa: progress in times of a pandemic
CBMI Construction is currently undertaking an EPC plant project in west Africa, spanning an entire cement production line from raw materials crushing to packing and dispatch. A...
Nigeria’s hamstrung potential
Rapid cement capacity build-up over the last two decades and further new additions on the way mean that by next year, Nigeria will have the second-largest installed capacity in...
Kalambaina Cement sees successful start-up of Line 3 project
Sinoma CBMI has announced the successful start-up of its EPC project for Kalambaina Cement (BUA) in Sokoto, Nigeria. Work on the 3Mta Line 3 began in the 2Q19 and carried o...
BUA Cement announce passing of company secretary
The Board and Management of BUA Group regret to announce the passing of Ahmed Aliyu (1975-2021), company secretary and chief legal adviser of BUA Cement Plc. Ahmed was also ...
Cameroon minister accuses cement producers of price-fixing
In a correspondence sent to the managing directors of various cement producing firms on 9 December 2021, Minister of Commerce, Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, denounced an illega...
HeidelbergCement increases divestments with 'Beyond 2020' strategy
The reorganisation of HeidelbergCement is gradually taking shape as the company seeks to prioritise its strongest markets as part of its 'Beyond 2020' strategy. This week, Heid...