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Building materials
04/09/2023 at 13h38, by Christelle Marot
Matias Cardarelli at the helm of PPC, the South African cement giant
He will officially take up his post on 1 January 2024, following a period of transition and handover...
Agri-food industry
12/12/2022 at 14h09, by Africa Business+
EBRD invests €14m in Morocco’s Multisac
The European financial institution is renewing its previous support of new expansion projects for the...
Building materials
13/06/2022 at 16h46, by Africa Business+
Liberia: Fouta cement grinding plant gets IFC/IDA financing
The materials importer and trader will benefit from three loans from the IFC and IDA for a $43 million...
Building materials
29/10/2021 at 16h19, by Africa Business+
COMESA gives green light for sale of Holcim subsidiaries in Reunion and Madagascar
The authorities’ agreement comes after the group’s withdrawal from Zambia and Malawi.
Building materials
26/02/2021 at 15h57, by Africa Business+
Who advises Moussa Kouanda, the Burkinabè entrepreneur who is embarking on cement and solar panels?
According to information from Jeune Afrique Business +, the Burkinabè boss is enlisting consultants...
Building materials
24/02/2021 at 18h03, by Africa Business+
Cameroon: LafargeHolcim’s Cimencam applies for mining permits
According to Jeune Afrique Business+ sources, the national leader in cement production wants to expand...
Building materials
09/10/2020 at 15h36, by Tarik Bargal
Emaar delays final cement plant payment owed to Egyptian company Helwan
More than two years after the takeover, the Dubai-based group has still not paid its entire €36m bill,...
Building materials
01/07/2020 at 16h14, by Africa Business+
CIMAT (Anas Sefrioui) enlists BMCE Capital to help raise funds and increase capacity
In spite of the pandemic-induced crisis negatively impacting the construction industry, the kingdom’s...
Building materials
11/06/2020 at 15h38, by Mathieu Galtier
Cement/Tunisia: Karateka Hannibal Jegham plans to join forces with Chinese giant CNBM, the IFC, and the EIB
Jeune Afrique Business+ investigates.
Building materials
09/06/2020 at 17h29, by Gaëlle Arenson
BUA Cement (Abdul Samad Rabiu) pursues Dangote territory in southwest Nigeria
The expansion strategy of Nigeria’s No. 2 cement player is paying off. Primarily involving an aggressive...
Building materials
01/04/2020 at 16h41, by Gaëlle Arenson
AkzoNobel completes acquisition of Mauritius-based Mauvilac from Adenia Capital III
The transaction amount has not been disclosed.
Building materials
25/02/2020 at 17h20, by Africa Business+
Enfidha deepwater port: favourites Bouygues and China Harbour Engineering Co have the upper hand on Eiffage and Vinci
The winner of the request for proposal for the construction of Tunisia’s first deepwater port planned...
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