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China’s West China Cement (WCC) has announced the acquisition of 100 % of the shares of South African company AfriSam, one of the key producers of construction materials in the region. The deal is part of WCC’s strategy to expand its presence in the African market.

South African cement company PPC continues to implement the new integrated Riebeek RK3 plant project in the Western Cape province. Construction is progressing in line with the schedule and approved budget.

Nigeria's Dangote Cement has announced plans to expand its production capacity to more than 66 million tons of cement per year by 2028.

Chibabava Cimentos laid the foundation stone for an integrated 1.0 Mta cement plant in the Sofala province in Mozambique.

The Amsons Goup, a main industrial conglomerate in East Africa, will inject via Kalahari Cement the amount of US$ 201.7m into Kenya’s East Africa Portland Cement PLC (EAPC) to quadruple its cement output.

West China Cement has proposed the acquisition of South Africa’s AfriSam, via its subsidiary West International Building Materials.

Bamburi Cement PLC, now a subsidiary of Tanzanian conglomerate Amsons Group, will build a new clinker plant at a cost of $250 million in Matuga, Kwale County.