Supplying Cimco’s new plant Premium
Earlier this year, Intercem and CimMetal Group signed an agreement for their fourth collaboration in west Africa, this time for a new 2.5Mta cement grinding plant in Togo. Under...
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Côte d’Ivoire: year of uncertainty Premium
With COVID-19 affecting economic activity throughout sub-Saharan Africa, the cement market in Côte d’Ivoire faces a particularly uncertain year as presidential elections and a p...
Supacem opens doors to Ghana's armed forces
Ghana's armed forces have been given a special a tour of the Supacem cement factory in Tema, Ghana. The army was visiting the facility after the cement company donated 850 bags ...
BUA Cement appoints new CFO
Nigeria's BUA Cement has appointed Jacques Piekarski as its new chief financial officer, effective 2 October 2020. Abdul Samad Rabiu, chairman, stated: "The board is confident t...
Empire Cement Packaging plans affordable cement for Ghanaians
Empire Cement Packaging Ltd has acquired 18.74 acres of land in Weija, Ghana, to establish the company under the One District One Factory initiative. The company has reiterated ...
CimCo to receive loan for Togo project
Cimenterie de Côte Ouest-Africaine (CimCo) is expected to receive a XOF20bn (US$35.62m) loan from the West African Development Bank (BOAD) for its project in Lomé, Togo. The lon...
The last iceman in west Africa Premium
Dr Michael Clark takes a look at the history of the cement industries in Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Togo, which have each seen an influx of new capacity surplus to demand. ...
Dangote Cement PLC offers transparency for 2019 Annual and Sustainability Report
Dangote Cement offered transparency of the facts behind the figures of its combined Annual and Sustainability Report of 2019 in a webinar. The report was presented online yester...
Ghana sees 4% drop in sales in 1Q20
Total cement sales in Ghana have fallen 3.9 per cent YoY in the first quarter of 2020. The 1Q volume in 2020 reached 814,979t, when compared with 848,259t in the 1Q19. The drop ...
Malbaza Cement to open new quarry
Malbaza Cement Co intends to open a new quarry to obtain limestone, sand and clay in Malbaza, Niger. The opening of the new quarry is planned as the old deposits are being exhau...