PPC Zimbabwe will accelerate the construction of 2 solar power plants with a combined capacity of 30 MW. PPC is the largest cement producer in the country and operates 1 integrated plant and 2 grinding plants (photo). The solar panels…
After entering Zambia with the acquisition of Chilanga Cement (Photo), Huaxin Cement also plans to enter neighbouring country Zimbabwe. The company intends to install a new greenfield 0.3 Mta plant, which can be expanded to 1.0 Mta. The plant location…
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…
In 2023, the cement consumption in Zimbabwe increased by +4.3% to 1.76 Mta, after a 2-digits increase by +19.6% to 1.60 Mta in 2021 and to 1.69 Mta last year. This corresponds to a per capita cement consumption of about…
A new cement grinding plant has been commissioned by Khayah Cement (formerly Lafarge Cement and Circle Cement) in Manresa, Zimbabwe. A vertical roller mill (VRM) has been installed, which boosted the plants cement capacity to about 1.0 Mta.