Morocco’s cement dispatch -1.3% in 1H 2026
In the 1H in 2026, Morocco’s cement dispatch declined by -1.3% YoY to 6.802 Mt, after 6.890 Mt in the same period last year and 6.276 Mt in the year before.
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Lucky Cement plans a 2.5 Mta cement plant in Libya
Lucky Cement from Pakistan is interested to establish a 2.5 Mta capacity cement plant in the coastal area of Khoms in the Tripoli region in Libya. This is the result of a meeting by representatives of Lucky Cement with Libya’s…
Namibia’s Cheetah Cement will merge with Ohorongo
The Government of Namibia has granted permission for Cheetah Cement to buy Ohorongo Cement. A former decision by the Competition Agency to block the buyout of Ohorongo Cement from the Schwenk Group by China-owned Whale Rock Cement, the owner of…
HBM Nigeria is planning a massive capacity expansion
HMB Nigeria, which is a takeover of Lafarge Africa PLC by the Huaxin Building Materials Group, plans a massive 5.5 Mta capacity expansion in the near term. At the moment. 4 plants in Mfamosing (photo), Ewekoro, Ashaka and Sagamu with…
Kenya’s cement production up 15.8% in 04M 2026
In the first 4 months in 2026, Kenya’s cement production increased by +15.8% YoY to 3.698 Mt, after 3.194 Mt in the same period last year and 2.783 Mt in the year before.
Shuntai Investments will build 2nd line in Zimbabwe
Shuntai Investments announced to build a 2nd cement production line in Zvishavane, a town in the Midlands Province of the country. While Sinoma CBMI Construction has been awarded the EPC contract for the new 6000 tpd clinker production line, for…
Liberia’s cement production up +48.0% in 1Q 2026
In the 1Q in 2026, Liberia’s cement production increased by +48.0% to 255.4 kt, after 172.6 kt in the same period last year and 149.0 kt in the year before.
Morocco’s cement dispatch -5.3% in 05M 2026
In the first 5 months in 2026, Morocco’s cement dispatch declined by -5.3% YoY to 5.733 Mt, after 6.054 Mt in the same period last year and 5.530 Mt in the year before.
Gebr. Pfeiffer’s MVR VRM will debut in Libya
Gebr. Pfeiffer will supply a vertical roller mill, type MVR 3750 R-4 to Libya, for grinding cement raw materials. The vertical roller mill (photo: similar VRM in South Africa) is engineered to grind 275tph of cement raw material down to…
Kenya’s cement production up 18.1% in 1Q 2026
In the 1Q in 2026, Kenya’s cement production increased by +18.1% YoY to 2.818 Mt, after 2.386 Mt in the same period last year and 2.095 Mt in the year before.