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…
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, 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%,…
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…
The new cement plant complex of Lemi National Cement PLC in Ethiopia is a new benchmark. The company is a joint venture between Ethiopia’s East African Holding and Chinese West International Holding (WIH). The cement plant is installed by Sinoma…
The cement net trade, which is the delta between cement exports and imports, increased in Kenya in the first 3Q 2023 by +30.5% to 0.308 Mt. Kenya has become a cement exporter. Exports are larger than the imports. In 2023,…
In Kenya in the 3.Q 2023 the cement production increased by +4.2% YoY, from 2.380 Mt to 2.480 Mt. With the -6.3% YoY decline in the 1.Q 2023 the accumulated cement production in Kenya stands at 7.293 Mt after 9…
In Kenya from January to September 2023 the cement consumption declined by -1.6% to 6.985 Mt, after 7.098 Mt in the same period in last year. However, after a huge -7.7% YoY decline in the 1.Q in 2023, the cement…
Holcim will divest its cement businesses in Uganda and Tanzania. It has agreed to sell Hima Cement Ltd, its local subsidiary in Uganda, to the Sarrai Group, for an enterprise value of USD 120m, while its 65% participation in Mbeya…
In Kenya in the first 7 month of 2023 the cement net trade increased by +33.9% to 0.237 Mt. After several years of being a cement importer the country is now a cement exporter. However, imports and exports are not…