Holcim has signed an agreement with Huaxin Cement Ltd to sell its entire 83.81% shareholding in Lafarge Africa PLC in Nigeria, at an equity value of US$ 1bn on a 100% basis. With plants in Ewekoro (photo) and Sagamu in the…
In the first 9 months in 2024, Kenya’s cement production declined by -11.5% to 6.378 Mt, after 7.208 Mt in the same period last year and 7.334 Mt in the year before.
China-Zambia Dejinxin Cement, which is a subsidiary of China’s Jiangxi Dejinxin Industrial Co., plans a 1500 tpd integrated cement plant in Zambia. In 2016 the company installed a subsidiary in capital Lusaka (photo: Skyline) and awarded in 2023 an EPC…
CIMCI, which is part of the YESHI Group, signed an EPC contract with Sinoma CBMI Construction for a 1200 tpd clay calcination plant in the Ivory Coast. The project will utilize CBMI’s flash calcination technology and is complemented with a…
In the first 10 months in 2024, Morocco’s cement dispatch increased by +8.1% to 11.121 Mt, after 10.292 Mt in the same period last year and 10.432 Mt in the year before.
In the first 9 months in 2024, Cameroon’s cement production increased by +3.2% to 3.21 Mt, after 3.11 Mt in the same period last year and 3.15 Mt in the year before.
In the first 9 months in 2024, Senegal’s cement production increased by +3.3% to 7.005 Mt, after 6.784 Mt in the same period last year and 5.819 Mt in the year before.
In the first half of 2024, Tunisia’s cement consumption (grey cement) declined by -6.1% to 2.599 Mt, after 2.768 Mt in the same period last year.
Dangote’s 2 x 1.5 Mta grinding plant in Yonbon (Abidjan) in Côte d’Ivoire nears completion. Phase1 with 1.5 Mta is almost finished and also Phase2 is making substantial progress. With the successful commissioning of a 0.45 Mta grinding plant in…
In the first 9 months in 2024, Zambia’s cement production increased by +26.2% to 2.28 Mt, after 1.81 Mt in the same period last year and 1.60 Mt in the year before.