The stone laying ceremony at Ciment de l’Afrique’s (CIMAF) new clay calcination plant at its operating plant in Quagadougou in Burkina Faso has been celebrated. The plant is supported by a loan from the IFC (we reported 13.10.2023). Together with…
In the first 7 months of 2024, Morocco’s cement dispatch increased by +6.8% to 7.465 Mt, after 6.987 Mt in the same period last year and 7.137 Mt the year before.
Votorantim Cimentos announced that it has signed an agreement for the full sale of its 1.8 Mta Jbel Oust cement plant and corresponding assets located in Tunisia to Sinoma Cement. The completion of this transaction, including the effective transfer of…
Mangal Cement opened a 3.0 Mta cement plant in Ilu-Agba, Kogi State in Nigeria. The investment has been US$ 600m to construct the cement plant and a 50 MW captive power plant. Plant contractor is Sinoma Engineering International. Mangal Cement…
South Africa’s PPC, leading cement producer in Southern Africa, signed a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement with Sinoma Oversees Development. The agreement aims to rebuild a profitable and sustainable PCC in South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe. This shall be achieved by…
In the first 4 months of 2024, Liberia’s cement production increased by +18.0% to 262 kt, after 222 kt in the same period last year and 217 kt the year before.
Ciments de l’Afrique (CIMAF) plans to increase the capacity of its grinding plant in Lamadji, north of the Chad’s capital N’Djamena. The plant is in operation since June 2017 and has a capacity 0.5 Mta, which can be increased to…
In the first quarter of 2024, Kenya’s cement consumption declined by -12.7% to 1.950 Mt, after 2.234 Mt in the same period last year and 2.520 Mt in the year before.
In the first quarter of 2024, Kenya’s cement production declined by -9.7% to 2.103 Mt, after 2.330 Mt in the same period last year and 2.586 Mt in the year before.
In the first half of 2024, Morocco’s cement dispatch slightly increased by +1.1% to 6.2786 Mt, after 6.206 Mt in the same period last year and 6.507 Mt in the previous year.