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Ghana sees 4%  drop in sales in 1Q20

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 d...

Malbaza Cement to open new quarry

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 ex...

Nigeria in focus

Nigeria in focus

Nigeria, Africa's biggest cement market, is still pushing the bar in terms of profits for cement companies at a time when other countries are struggling to overcome the financi...

Dangote's 1H20 results see 2% revenue growth

Dangote's 1H20 results see 2% revenue growth

Dangote Cement reported group revenue up two per cent to NGN476.9bn (US$1.23bn) in the 1H20. Group EBITDA rose to NGN218.1bn and pan-African EBITDA increased by 31.6 per cent t...

BUA Cement plans new 3Mta plant in Adamawa

BUA Cement plans new 3Mta plant in Adamawa

Nigeria’s BUA Cement has announced that it is planning to establish a 3Mta cement facility and 50MW power plant in the Guyuk and Lamurde areas of Adamawa state. While visiting...

Senegal sees contraction in cement sector

Senegal sees contraction in cement sector

Cement exports from Senegal have fallen by 42.3 per cent MoM in March 2020 while domestic sales slipped by 0.5 per cent, according to ANSD, the national agency for statistics a...

BUA Cement posts 25.1% rise in revenue

BUA Cement posts 25.1% rise in revenue

BUA Cement has announced a 25.1 per cent YoY increase in revenue to NGN54bn (US$139.3m) in its financial results for the 1Q20. Profit before tax increased by 15.7 per cent YoY...