Africa & The Middle East

It has been announced that Vaka Building Materials & Hardware is now a franchisee of Lafarge Cement.

The company has had approvals from its board of directors to access the capital markets for medium-term debt funding.

Reuters has announced that Dangote Cement plans to start exports from its Congo Republic plants to neighbouring states.

The project is currently underway, with Bedeschi designing, executing and delivering each component.

Lafarge Africa comes in as the fourth-best Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability company in Nigeria for 2019 in the Forbes Africa Awards.

The company forecasts what the new year will hold for the global construction industry.

A contract for a cement grinding plant in Togo has been awarded to Intercem by the CimMetal Group.

The Ministry has banned the issuance of permits to companies that want to set up cement processing plants in the country.

The plant is valued at US$ 14 million, with the capacity to produce 2000 bags of cement.

The company has announced the appointment of Serge Pacodi as Country Manager in Burkina Faso, in order to intensify its presence in the region of West Africa.

The company has joined The World Cement Association as a Corporate Member.

The company has concluded a feasibility study regarding the construction of a cement plant in the horn of Africa.

The company has been awarded a bauxite storage facility for Guinea Alumina Corporation.

The introduction of LafargeHolcim’s Durabric solution is hoped to help provide affordable housing in Africa.

The company recently held an event for the villages and communities under the Ewekoro local government.