Morocco’s annual cement dispatch stabilized
In 2023, Morocco’s cement dispatch stabilized at 12.511 Mta, which is an increase by +0.2% compared to 2022. However, the cement capacity utilization rate is only 48.5%.
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Tunisia’s cement production slightly decreased
In Tunisia, in the first 3 quarters of 2023, the cement production decreased by -1.3% to 5.594 Mt, after 5.667 Mt in the same period in 2022. However, while in the 2.Q 2023 the production improved by +3.7%, in the…
Rwanda’s Cimerwa ended the journey with PPC
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
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…
Zimbabwe’s preliminary cement consumption 2023
In 2023, the cement consumption in Zimbabwe increased by +4.3% to 1.76 Mta, after a 2-digits increase by +19.6% to 1.60 Mta in 2021 and to 1.69 Mta last year. This corresponds to a per capita cement consumption of about…
BUA Cement will implement price cuts in 2024
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
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
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…
In Morocco the cement dispatch declined -1.4% in 11m 2023
In Morocco, from January to November 2023 the cement dispatch declined by -1.4% to 11.389 Mt, after 11.544 Mt in the same period last year. The November 2023 cement dispatch has been 1.112 Mt, which is a plus of 0.2%,…
Nova Cimangola in Angola will produce ‘Green cement’
The cement plant of Nova Cimangola in Angola’s Luanda region has been upgraded to produce calcined clay. The upgrade was carried out with technology supplied by Portugal-based IPIAC-NERY to achieve 0.3 Mta of calcined clay. Accordingly, the cement plant is…