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Liberia’s cement production slightly recovered

Liberia Pro Annual 2023

In Liberia, in 2023 the annual cement production slightly recovered by +3.8% to 0.492 Mta from the 2 digit decline last year. The cement capacity utilization of the 2 installed cement grinding plants increased from 45.1% in 2022 to 46.9%…

Rwanda’s Cimerwa ended the journey with PPC

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South Africa’s Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) divested a 51% stake in Cimerwa, Rwanda’s top cement producer, operating a 0.6 Mta kiln line (photo) in Bugarama, in the Rusizi district at the South Western border of Rwanda. The divestment is in…

Chinese Investors plan large cement plant in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe BMIP Investment

Two Chinese Investors plan a 2.7 Mta integrated cement plant in Magunje, Mashonaland in Zimbabwe. The investors are Labenmon Investments (Pvt) Ltd. and West International Holding (WIH), a subsidiary of China West Cement, which owns a total cement capacity of…

BUA Cement will implement price cuts in 2024

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According to previous announcements, BUA Cement confirmed to cut the ex-works cement prices to N3,500 (US$ 3.90) per 50kg bag from January 2024. The statement is from Mr Abdul-Samad Rabiu, Chairman of the BUA Group. Mr. Rabiu added that with…

Huaxin buys African cement assets from Intercement

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Intercement announced the divestment of its cement assets in Mozambique and South Africa to Chinese Huaxin Cement. The assets include 3.3 Mta cement capacity from 2 integrated and 3 grinding plants in Mozambique as well as 2.0 Mta capacity from…

Construction of Dangote’s Itori cement plant started

Dangote Itori Foundation

Sinoma International Engineering started the construction of Dangote’s cement plant in Itori, Ogun State in Nigeria with the celebration of the pile foundation. The integrated cement plant is designed with 2 x 6000 tpd kiln capacity, which will increase Dangote’s…