West China Cement has proposed the acquisition of South Africa’s AfriSam, via its subsidiary West International Building Materials. The proposed transaction is reflecting the interest of Chinese cement producers into Africa. AfriSam is the leading black-controlled construction materials group in…
South Africa’s Simuma cement plant upgraded its kiln line No. 2 from 1500 to 4000 tpd. Simuma is part of Huaxin Cement, who invested in the 41 old plant in 2023 (we reported here 28.03.2023). The upgrade of the former…
Sinoma Oversea’s announced the signing of the contract with Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) for a new 3500 tpd clinker production line in South Africa. The new line shall be equipped with an alternative fuel system and a 2 MW solar…
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…
Natal Portland Cement (NPC) held a ground-breaking ceremony for the kiln line expansion in Simuma, in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. NPC became a subsidiary of China’s Huaxin Cement, after taking over the assets from Intercement (we reported here 28.12.2023). The…
Intercement announced the divestment of its cement assets in Mozambique and South Africa to Chinese Huaxin Cement. The assets include 3.3 Mta cement capacity from 2 integrated and 3 grinding plants in Mozambique as well as 2.0 Mta capacity from…