Morocco’s cement dispatch down -18.8% in 01M 2026
In the first month in 2026, Morocco’s cement dispatch decreased by -18.8% to 1.044 Mt, after 1.286 Mt in the same period last year and 1.130 Mt in the year before.
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Nigeria’s BUA Cement ordered new 3.0 Mta line
BUA Cement has signed an EPC contract with CBMI for a new cement line in Sokoto State in Northwest Nigeria. The US$240m project shall be operational in about 20 months and will be powered by the company’s Kogi LNG plant.…
Egypt approved three new cement factory licences
Egypt’s Ministerial Group for Industrial Development, approved the issuance of licences to establish three new cement factories, each with a single production line (photo: Beni Suef Cement plant). The approval is intended to meet domestic demand and ensure the availability…
CIMAF Gabon to cut clinker imports with a new kiln line
CIMAF Gabon, which is part of the Moroccan CIMAF Group, plans to build a 0.9 Mta kiln line in Meba, 15km located from the town of Ntoum, that has been reported here already 29.04.2024 The project had been announced for…
Morocco’s cement dispatch up +8.2% in Year 2025
In year 2025, Morocco’s cement dispatch increased by +8.1% to 14.817 Mta, after 13.693 Mta in the same period in 2024 and 12.511 Mta in2023.
West China Cement to acquire South Africa’s AfriSam
West China Cement has proposed the acquisition of South Africa’s AfriSam, via its subsidiary West International Building Materials. The proposed transaction is reflecting the interest of Chinese cement producers into Africa. AfriSam is the leading black-controlled construction materials group in…
Mbeya Cement to install 2 clinker lines in Tanzania
Tanzania’s Mbeya Cement Company Ltd. (MCCL), which is a subsidiary of the Amsons Group, signed an EPC contract with Sinoma International for the construction of two new clinker production lines in Mbeya and Tanga. MCCL has been operating in Tanzania…
Kenya’s cement consumption up 17.8% in 10M 2025
In the first 10 months in 2025, Kenya’s cement consumption increased by +17.8% to 8.593 Mt, after 7.294 Mt in the same period last year and 8.044 Mt in the year before.
Kenya’s Bamburi Cement expands its capacity
Bamburi Cement has signed an EPC contract with China’s Sinoma CBMI for the construction of a 1.6 Mta clinker manufacturing plant in Matuga, Kwale County in Kenya. The company is part of the Amsons Group a diversified conglomerate in Tanzania…
Morocco’s cement dispatch up +10.6% in 11M 2025
In the first 11 months in 2025, Morocco’s cement dispatch increased by +10.6% to 13.718 Mt, after 12.400 Mt in the same period last year and 11.406 Mt in the year before.