Africa & The Middle East - 27 March 2015

South Africa’s PPC Ltd has announced that it will not be moving ahead with the AfriSam merger proposal after the two parties were unable to agree on terms.

Dangote Cement reports a 1.4% increase in revenue for the year ended 31 December 2014.

A round-up of this week’s international cement news, from new contracts to corporate social responsibility initiatives.

Egypt’s Suez Cement, part of the Italcementi Group, will donate LE30 million to the Long Live Egypt Fund over a period of three years as part of its CSR programme.