Heidelberg Materials has signed a strategic agreement to acquire assets of Votorantim Cimentos in Morocco. Its subsidiary Ciments du Maroc will acquire the controlling stakes (63% of the shares) in Asment de Témara, a cement and ready-mixed concrete producer, and…
In the first half of 2024, Ghana’s cement production increased by +17.0% to 4.00 Mt, after 3.42 Mt in the same period last year and 3.60 Mt in the year before.
In the first half of 2024, Ethiopia’s cement consumption increased by +14.0% to 3.91 Mt, after 3.43 Mt in the same period last year and 2.95 Mt in the year before.
In the first 8 months of 2024, Morocco’s cement dispatch increased by +7.2% to 8.730 Mt, after 8.141 Mt in the same period last year and 8.209 Mt in the year before.
In the first half of 2024, Senegal’s cement production increased by +7.0% to 4.874 Mt, after 4.554 Mt in the same period last year and 3.823 Mt in the year before.
Libya’s Al-Ahlia Cement announced to expand the capacity of the Lebda cement plant with a new 6600 tpd line in the region Tripolitania. The joint stock company operates 4 cement plants in Al-Margeb, Souk Al-Khamis, Zliten (photo) and Lebda, produced 1.9…
In the first 4 months of 2024, Kenya’s cement production declined by -7.7% to 2.839 Mt, after 3.075 Mt in the same period last year and 3.428 Mt in the year before.
Simba Group wants to establish a Cemengal modular and portable Plug&Grind® cement plant in the Tanga region of Tanzania. The grinding station shall have a capacity of about 95 tph. A similar Cemengal plant has been visited at Ndolu Cement…
West International Holding (WIH) plans the construction of the 3.0 Mta Jinja cement grinding station in Njeru, Buikwe in Uganda. WIH is a JV of Chinese and Ugandan Investors, which commissioned already a first cement project in Moroto. At the…
The stone laying ceremony at Ciment de l’Afrique’s (CIMAF) new clay calcination plant at its operating plant in Quagadougou in Burkina Faso has been celebrated. The plant is supported by a loan from the IFC (we reported 13.10.2023). Together with…