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…
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 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…
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 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…
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…
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.
In the first 6 months in 2025, Liberia’s cement production decreased by -14.8% to 331 kt, after 388 kt in the same period last year and 289 kt in the year before.
In the coming years in Libya a number of new kiln lines are planned for a massive capacity expansion. The new 6000 tpd New Benghazi plant of LCC is under construction to replace two older plants (photo) in the East.…
Nigeria’s Dangote Cement has become the largest cement company in Sub-Saharan Africa, operating in 10 countries. However, the capacity expansion is moderate now, after a more aggressive strategy in recent years (photo: Ndola integrated cement plant in Zambia). Two more…