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Nigeria’s Dangote Cement is planning to increase its regional footprint in Africa to 66.4 Mta cement production capacity by 2030.

The company said that it accounts for 35% of the country’s cement sector exports, equivalent to 3.4Mt/yr.

JK Cement Ltd. marked a strategic expansion in its growth journey with the ground-breaking ceremony of its upcoming greenfield cement plant in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

Morocco’s cement sales maintained strong momentum through August, reaching 9.6 million tons, up from 8.7 million tons a year earlier, the Housing and Urban Policy Ministry said.

HERACLES Group, a member of Holcim, launched a new large-scale solar power plant at its Milaki cement plant in Evia, Greece, following the commissioning of a similar installation at its Volos plant earlier in May.

Igor Shuvalov, chairman of VEB, commented on the results of the Russian-Chinese negotiations in Beijing.

Officials in western Libya have laid the foundation stone for a new cement plant in Nalut, with an estimated cost of $600m.

