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FLSmidth to supply control systems at Kirene

FLSmidth to supply control systems at Kirene

China’s CBMI Construction Co Ltd has contracted FLSmidth for the supply and engineering of three complete control systems at two existing and one new cement line in Kirene, Sen...

Dangote defends Nigerian cement prices

Dangote defends Nigerian cement prices

Dangote Group’s Executive Director, Devakumar Edwin, has confirmed that its ex-factory price for bagged cement in Nigeria is between NGN2450 (US$6.43) in Obajana and Gboko and ...

Sacko Holding to build new plant in Mali

Sacko Holding to build new plant in Mali

Sacko Holding SA, a private Mali-based company, has finalised the funding of a US$300m cement plant in Bema, 30km from Diéma on the Noro du Sahel road, Mali. The company has al...

BUA Cement sees 19% rise in profit

BUA Cement sees 19% rise in profit

Nigeria’s BUA Cement has reported a 19.4 per cent rise in profit after tax to NGN72.3bn (US$189.5m) for 2020, compared to NGN60.6bn in the previous year. Revenue also advanced ...

Lafarge Africa reports 99% growth in FY20

Lafarge Africa reports 99% growth in FY20

Lafarge Africa Plc has declared a 98.8 per cent YoY growth in profit to NGN30.8bn (US$788.7m) for the FY20, compared to NGN15.5bn reported in FY19. The growth is linked t...

Cement prices rise in Ghana

Cement prices rise in Ghana

Cement prices in Tamale, Ghana, have risen amid reports of a cement shortage, according to Ghana News Agency. Ghacem and Dangote Cement brands are being sold at GHS50 (US$8....