Morocco’s cement dispatch up +10.6% in 09M 2025
In the first 9 months in 2025, Morocco’s cement dispatch increased by +10.6% to 10.860 Mt, after 9.818 Mt in the same period last year and 8.186 Mt in the year before.
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Rwanda’s Cimerwa to install a new 0.72 Mta kiln line
CIMERWA Plc had signed a quarry license agreement with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and the Rwanda Mines, Gas and Petroleum Authority (RMB) which allows them to invest $190 million (over Rwf273 billion) to build a ‘clinker’ factory in Musanze…
IFC is financing a cement GU by MACCEM in Sierra Leone
The IFC is considering a total financing package of US$ 24.0m to Mackie Building Materials (“MBM”) and MACCEM Industries SL (“MACCEM”) in Sierra Leone. The investment will be used to part finance the construction and operation of a cement grinding…
Cameroon’s Central Africa Cement inaugurated new GU
A new grinding unit (GU) with a capacity of 1.0 Mta has been inaugurated by Chinese Central Africa Cement (CAC) in Edéa in Cameroon. The US$ 21m investment will use imported clinker and local resources of gypsum and pozzolans. Edéa…
Dangote to expand cement business to Botswana
The chairman of Dangote Cement, Mr. Ikazoboh, disclosed a plan to expand the cement production capacity to Botswana. No information about the plant’s capacity and timeline has been outlined yet. Probably, Dangote will enter the market with a cement grinding…
Nigeria’s Dangote plans capacity of 66.4 Mta by 2030
Nigeria’s Dangote Cement is planning to increase its regional footprint in Africa to 66.4 Mta cement production capacity by 2030. This shall be achieved through new greenfield investments and brownfield projects to upgrade existing plants. In the coming 2 years…
Morocco’s cement dispatch up +10.4% in 08M 2025
In the first 8 months in 2025, Morocco’s cement dispatch increased by +10.4% to 9.636 Mt, after 8.731 Mt in the same period last year and 8.140 Mt in the year before.
Huaxin Cement welcomes Lafarge Africa PLC in Nigeria
Huaxin Cement Co. has completed a strategic acquisition in Nigeria with the purchase of the entire 83.81% shareholding of Holcim in Lafarge Africa PLC (56.4% of the shareholding via Caricement BV and 27.77 % via Assoc. Intl. Cements) at an…
Local tycoons in Kenya acquired troubled Savannah Cement
Kenia’s troubled Savannah Cement has been acquired by a group 4 flour mill tycoons in a deal of KES 3.8bn (US$29.4m). The tycoons are associated with milling companies that include Mombasa Maize, Kitui flour Millers and Eldoret Grains Ltd. The…
Kenya’s cement production up 17.8% in 1H 2025
In the first half of 2025, Kenya’s cement production increased by +17.8% to 4.869 Mt, after 4.135 Mt in the same period last year and 4.657 Mt in the year before.