PPC Zimbabwe and Sinoma Overseas signed a memorandum to improve the operational efficiency of the existing plants and to expand the capacity of the leading cement manufacturer in the country. PPC operates an integrated cement plant at Colleen Bawn in…
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.