Cement industry in South Africa

Following the retirement of Hans Joachim Grieb, the ATEC Group comes under new management in April. Management tasks are being handed over to Wolfgang Hammer and Dr Stefan Kern. Wolfgang Hammer...

ICR took the opportunity to meet with Dangote Cement’s new CEO, Onne van der Weijde, during the recent Cemtech Middle East & Africa conference in Dubai. The former area manager for Holcim with res...

The LafargeHolcim subsidiary Bamburi Cement in Kenya increased its turnover by nine per cent to KES39, 200m (EUR30m). After an investment income 7.2 per cent higher at KES374m (EUR3.3m) and the for...

HeidelbergCement's turnover increased by 6.7 per cent last year to EUR13, 465m and EBITDA improved by a 14.2 per cent to EUR2612.7m and the trading profit advanced by 15.7 per cent to EUR1846.1m. A...

Cemtech Middle East & Africa 2016 welcomed nearly 300 delegates from 35 countries to its annual meeting in Dubai, a record attendance for this regional event and an auspicious start to Cemtech’s 2...

South African-based PPC has appointed Peter Nelson as interim chairman of the listed cement and lime producer, following the retirement of former chairman, Bheki Sibiya, at the end of January. ...

PPC intends to double its business every 10 years, starting with a 50 per cent increase in its cement production capacity by 2018, according to a presentation by the company at a Merrill Lynch con...