Zambia’s annual cement production increased by +8.4%
In 2023 in Zambia the cement production increased by +8.4% to 3.540 Mta, after 3.264 Mta in 2022. The cement capacity utilization increased from 49.3% to 52.8%.
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Morocco’s cement dispatch started 2024 in the plus
Morocco’s cement dispatch started into 2024 with a plus of +6.5% to 1.130 Mt, after 1.061 Mt in January 2023. Anyhow, over the last years the January dispatch showed YoY changes from -8.1% to +8.9% range.
Ethiopia’s annual cement production is increasing
After a period of stagnation, the cement production in Ethiopia has been increasing with +5.1% to 9.83 Mta last year and 8.77 Mta in 2019. However, the capacity utilization is with only 46.8% not economical and the per capita consumption…
CIMAF Mali will build a 2nd cement grinding plant
CIMAF Mali, part of the CIMAF Group (Ciments de l’Afrique), started the construction of a second cement grinding plant in Natien, a village located in the Sikasso region at the border triangle to Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast. The…
Zambia’s cement consumption increased by +10.2%
In 2023, Zambia’s cement consumption increased by +10.2% to 2.43 Mta, after 2.20 Mta in 2022, despite 2-digit cement price increases in the last quarter. The per capita consumption (PCC) of cement increased significantly from 110 kg to 118 kg,…
Liberia’s cement production slightly recovered
In Liberia, in 2023 the annual cement production slightly recovered by +3.8% to 0.492 Mta from the 2 digit decline last year. The cement capacity utilization of the 2 installed cement grinding plants increased from 45.1% in 2022 to 46.9%…
Morocco’s annual cement dispatch stabilized
In 2023, Morocco’s cement dispatch stabilized at 12.511 Mta, which is an increase by +0.2% compared to 2022. However, the cement capacity utilization rate is only 48.5%.
Tunisia’s cement production slightly decreased
In Tunisia, in the first 3 quarters of 2023, the cement production decreased by -1.3% to 5.594 Mt, after 5.667 Mt in the same period in 2022. However, while in the 2.Q 2023 the production improved by +3.7%, in the…
Rwanda’s Cimerwa ended the journey with PPC
South Africa’s Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) divested a 51% stake in Cimerwa, Rwanda’s top cement producer, operating a 0.6 Mta kiln line (photo) in Bugarama, in the Rusizi district at the South Western border of Rwanda. The divestment is in…
Chinese Investors plan large cement plant in Zimbabwe
Two Chinese Investors plan a 2.7 Mta integrated cement plant in Magunje, Mashonaland in Zimbabwe. The investors are Labenmon Investments (Pvt) Ltd. and West International Holding (WIH), a subsidiary of China West Cement, which owns a total cement capacity of…