Cement News tagged under: Zambia
Zambia: solar farm Zambezi Portland Cement27 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsZambezi Portland Cement has plans to establish a 5MW solar farm in Ndola, at a cost of US$7m. The company will be the first in Zambia's Copperbelt Province to produce electricity using solar energy. Operations Director, Daniele Ventriglia, said the company has submitted an Environment Project Plan (EPP) to the Zambian Environmental Management Authority (ZEMA) for consideration. According to Mr Ventriglia, more than 200 local people are expected to be employed through the project one it i... |
Malawi to ease ban on cement imports22 March 2016, Published under Cement NewsMalawi's government has relaxed its ban on the importation of cement to protect consumers from exploitation of high prices by the local industry. Following the issuing of import licences by the government to some importers, legally-imported cement is expected to increase competition and stabilise cement prices in the country. Cement demand has surged due to an expanding construction market. In the southern region, where cement is supplied by local producers, prices are higher than in Lilong... |
LafargeHolcim02 March 2016, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has inaugurated 0.1Mta of additional grinding capacity at the Ndola cement works in Zambia, taking the annual capacity there to 0.5Mt. In addition to supplying the domestic market, this works exports to the Congo. In France LafargeHolcim is ceasing clinker production at Le Havre and at La Couronne. There will be a considerable reduction in staffing levels as only 31 will remain at Le Havre and 27 at La Couronne. The US$765m deal to sell one integrated works and one grindi... |
ZCCM plans cement and power investment22 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsZambia-based ZCCM Investments Holdings is expected to develop a cement plant and 52MW thermal power and Ndola as part of the company’s diversification programme. ZCCM-IH will team up with private investors for the projects, and it is also collaborating with local and international financial institutions on the financing of the projects, according to local press. Pius Kasolo, CEO of ZCCM-IH, told journalists on Monday that the power plant will provide 30-35MW of reliable electricity suppl... |
Cemengal announces start up of Zambian grinding installation02 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsCemengal has completed the installation of a Plug&Grind® unit in Zambia for LafargeHolcim. The inauguration ceremony was undertaken in the presence of Ministry of Labor, accompanied by the managers of LafargeHolcim Zambia and other managers from the group in surrounding countries. The plant will produce Supaset which will be exported to the DR of Congo and other neighbouring countries, Lafarge Zambia CEO, Emmanuel Rigaux, told the Lusaka Times. The grinding facility will produce 100,000tp... |
Lafarge Zambia boosts Ndola plant by 100,000tpa29 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsLafarge Zambia has successfully commissioned a plug-and-grind cement plant in Ndola which will produce 0.1Mta of cement, bringing the plant’s total capacity to 500,000tpa. Speaking at the event Lafarge Zambia CEO, Emmanuel Rigaux, said the plug-and-grind project was yet again a new innovation by Lafarge Zambia as the company places strong focus on sustainable development and utilisation of resources such as land. The plant is a portable cement grinding plant which uses state-of-the art tec... |
Zambia: New Ndola plant under planning20 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Investment (ZCCM-IH) is planning to establish a 5000tpd cement plant in Ndola, the Times of Zambia reports. ZCCM-IH Chief Executive Officer, Pius Kasolo, said the plant, which would be set up at Ndola Lime in the Copperbelt, would be completed in three years. “We have diversified and we are planning to set up a cement plant in Ndola with an initial investment of about US$600m," Dr Kasolo told the national daily. The company will be generating its own e... |
LafargeHolcim05 January 2016, Published under Cement NewsHolcim Belgique is closing five ready-mixed concrete plants in Flanders, a move that will affect around 60 employees. The works being closed are at Furness, Ostend, Bruges, Izegem and Herentals. Lafarge Cement Zambia, which has a combined capacity of 1.4Mta from its two works, is to quadruple its exports to Congo and from Malawi. In additioin, the production should be increased by 0.1Mta from next month. The Chinese LafargeHolcim associate Huaxin Cement Company is to invest some US$150... |
Dangote Cement29 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsFollowing a recent visit to Zimbabwe by Aliko Dangote, head of the Dangote Group, the company has announced plans to open a 1.5Mta grinding plant in the country. The plans have reportedly been approved by the Zimbabwean government with construction on the US$400m plant rumoured to begin in 1Q16. The news comes as the company celebrated the inauguration of its 1.5Mta grinding plant in Douala, Cameroon, and announced plans to begin work on phase two of the plant, doubling its capacity. The ... |
Zambezi Portland lowers cement price22 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsCompetition has forced Zambezi Portland Cement (ZPC) to introduce a new and cheaper cement brand onto the domestic market. The arrival of Dangote Cement in Zambia with its greenfield Masaiti plant has seen cement prices tumble from ZMW70 (US$6.93) to ZMW50 (US$4.95) in a few months. ZPC’s new cement is aimed at the block-making, road construction and light construction market. The price of the new Eagle cement brand will be held at ZMW51. |