Sinoma Cement’s takeover of Votorantim’s 1.8 Mta Jbel Oust cement plant and corresponding assets located in Tunisia comes closer. A Chinese spokesman said that the deal (we reported here in August 2024) will be finalised in a few days. Sinoma…
The new 0.75 Mta CISINOB cement grinding and packing plant has been inaugurated in the commune Ziniare in the plains of Leongo in Burkina Faso. The Sino Burkina Industrial Cement Company is a joint venture between investors in China and…
The Kebbi State Government and MSM Group have signed a MoU for the construction of a 3.0 Mta cement plant in northwestern Nigeria. The project is valued at US$ 2.4 billion and expected to create 45,000 direct and indirect jobs.…
MACCEM Industries is planning the construction of a 0.56 Mta capacity cement grinding plant in Hastings, Freetown in Sierra Leone. Clinker for the grinding unit will be imported and transported via road to the site from the Queen Elizabeth II…
In the first 9 months in 2024, Tunisia’s cement production declined by -10.2% to 5.018 Mt, after 5.586 Mt in the same period last year and 5.667 Mt in the year before.
In the first 2 months of 2025, Morocco’s cement dispatch increased by +12.6% to 2.486 Mt, after 2.207 Mt same period last year and 2.052 Mt the year before.
The annual cement production in Senegal slightly increased by +0.2% to 9.029 Mta, after 9.015 Mta in the last year and 7.922 Mta in 2022.
The annual cement production in Liberia increased by +40.9% to 706 kt, after 501 kt in the last year and 474 kt in 2022.
The annual cement production in Kenya decreased by -7.6% to 8.792 Mta, after 9.515 Mta in the last year and 9.755 Mta in 2022.
Dangote Industries has announced plans for a 2nd cement production line in Ethiopia. The investment is about US$ 400m to double the existing capacity of the Mugher plant from 2.5 to 5.0 Mta. Until last year, the Mugher production line…