Africa & The Middle East

A subsidiary of Bamburi Cement has been granted a US$5 million loan, while Athi River Mining is warned against buying land directly from residents in Kitui county.

Local cement sales increased in South Africa in 3Q14, according to reports, while Kenya’s cement industry is seeing the benefit of demand from public and private construction projects.

Beijing Triumph International Engineering Co., Ltd has reportedly completed all activities for civil work, installation of steel structures, equipment installation and electrical installation for the 2 x 5000 tpd cement production lines.

Savannah Cement has confirmed plans to invest more than KES18 billion in the installation of a second milling plant near Kitengela town, Kenya.

CRBC has signed agreements with ARM Cement and Bamburi Cement, and is negotiating supply contracts with other local manufacturers, for the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway.

A draft Cement Industry Development Strategy, prepared by Adama Science and Technology University, has been released by Ethiopia’s Ministry of Industry.

Darryll Castle is set to join the company as CEO on 12 January, following the resignation of former CEO Ketso Gordhan in September.

According to a new report by Timetric’s Construction Intelligence Centre, investment in road and rail is helping to drive economies in Africa and the Middle East.

Siwertell supplied a 300 tph trailer-based, diesel-powered Siwertell 10 000 S road-mobile unloader for cement to Jah Multi Industrial Ltd.

New cement plant due to start-up in Cameroon and Angola takes a stand on imports.

The price cuts announced last month have failed to take hold, say local distributors.

Suez Cement plans to convert two of its plants to run on coal, while new government studies will look into the economic feasibility of expanding cement production in the country.

The new cement project in the Democratic Republic of Congo has gained financial support from the African Development Bank and IFC, among others.

The new grinding plant in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, will bring the facility’s capacity to 500 000 tpy.

The merger would give the combined entity an ~60% market share in the cement industry, which would likely give rise to competition concerns.