



Congo: Nigeria-based Dangote Cement has announced that it will begin shipping cement produced at its 1.5Mt/yr integrated Mfila plant in Bouenza region, Congo, to other African countries. Reuters News has reported that Dangote Cement's Nigerian exports fell by 41% to 0.5Mt in 2019 from 0.8Mt in 2018. Dangote Cement CEO Joseph Makoju attributed the flop to …



A new report released today reveals that toxic pollution from industrial cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is having devastating human and environmental impacts. The findings challenge the narrative of 'clean' and 'sustainable cobalt' frequently promoted by multinational mining companies.





Just one example, PPC BARNET is 1.2Mta of cement of production capacity. Why import when we can produce in the DRC?," according to an industry source. Utilisation rates of cement capacity are currently at 43.9 per cent, according to the Central Bank of Congo, below the average due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Published under Cement News





East African Cement Co looks to DR Congo for increased cement sales 31 January 2022, Published under Cement News East African Portland Cement Co (EAPCC) is looking to target cement sales in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). "In the past 10 years, EAPCC has been missing from the infrastructural agenda due to competition among other ...







Democratic Republic of Congo: China-based Zijin Mining Group and Lualaba Carrilu have launched a new 0.8Mt/yr cement plant near Kolwezi, the capital of Lualaba province. A start-up ceremony at the unit was attended by Julien Paluku Kahongya, the Minister of Industry, and Richard Muyej, the governor of Lualaba, according to L'Agence congolaise de …



The ban is meant to protect local industries, as well as to curb fraud and other illegal practices in the importation of goods. The Global Cement Report,12th Edition, stated that DR Congo imported 2.2Mt of cement and clinker in 2015 and was forecast to import 1.8Mt in 2017. Published under Cement News



A shortage of cement is driving up prices in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The price of a 50kg bag of 32-grade cement has increased to CDF14,300 (US$8.46) from CDF14,000. For 42.5-grade cement the price has risen from 14,700 to 15,000/50kg bag. At retail level, prices vary between COF16,000-18,000. Published under Cement News



Democratic Republic of Congo: The Council of Ministers has approved a proposal of the Ministry of Industry to appoint auditors to perform an inventory and evaluation of the 0.3Mt/yr integrated Cimenterie Nationale (CINAT) Kimpese cement plant in Kinshasa Province with a view to re-launching cement production there. Current estimates place the cost of …



Nyumba Ya Akiba SARL (NYA), a joint venture between Lucky Cement Pakistan and Groupe Rawji DRC, proposes to construct a 3,000 tonnes per day clinker and 3,580 tonnes per day cement ... limestone quarry and associated facilities in Bas-Congo Province of DRC. The project was approved by local authorities in 2011, following an Environmental Impact ...



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Democratic Republic of Congo: The Danish cement plant manufacturer FL & Co has announced that it has secured a contract to supply Nyumba Ya Akiba SARL in the Democratic Republic of Congo with a 'complete package of equipment and engineering for a greenfield cement plant.' The deal is worth US$90.3m.







Over the past 26 years, U.S. exports to the DRC have grown at an annual rate of 4.21 percent, from $74.1 million in 1995 to $216 million in 2021. U.S. companies find five main advantages to exporting to the DRC. These include the fact that the DRC is the fourth most populous country in Africa with a small but growing middle class.





DRC: The Nyumba Ya Akiba Cement project in the Democratic Republic of Congo marked a significant milestone on 27 November 2014 with a loan signing of US$135m, making it a strong step towards country's industrialisation through improvement of the cement market. The project will add 1.18Mt/yr of cement capacity to the national market. The project has attracted …





PPC Barnet in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) announced that nearly 230,000t of cement were produced in the second quarter of 2021. ... 12 issues of the leading cement industry magazine, your choice of complimentary handbook, plus unlimited access to CemNet News, Articles and HD Videos. ... The Global Cement Report 15th Edition ...



DR Congo: Pakistan-based cement producer Lucky Cement has announced plans to begin construction of a US$240m plant in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in June 2013. Lucky Cement has a 50-50 agreement with the Rawji Group, a banking company, to start production via a company called Nyumba Ya Akiba (NYA), according to Reuters.







Democratic Republic of Congo: South Africa's PPC has agreed with its lenders to reschedule debts from the construction of a cement plant in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The cement producer said that the total capital requirements for the DRC plant will now be limited to interest payments from January 2018 until January 2020, according to Reuters.





Cement production in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at the end of June reached 377,980t, according to the country's statistics office. This compares with an output of 376,342t in the same period of 2017. Demand for cement in the DRC at the end of June rose 1.6 per cent YoY to 539,474t from 530,820t in 2017.



Democratic Republic of Congo: Provision data from the Banque Centrale du Congo (BCC) shows that local cement production grew by 24% year-on-year to 531,000t for the first half of 2018 from 428,000t in the same period in 2017. Consumption grew by 43% to 539,000t from 378,000t. The country currently has a cement import ban in place and no exports have been …



The Congolese Spices Industry Report Description. This report presents a comprehensive overview of the Congolese spices industry, the effect of recent high-impact world events on it, and a forecast for the industry development in the medium term. ... SPICES INDUSTRY IN THE CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC) IN 2019-2023. Volume, value, and dynamics of ...



Democratic Republic of Congo: The government of Tanganyika Province has announced the start of construction of a 2.0Mt/yr-capacity integrated cement plant in Kabimba. The Financiel Afric newspaper has reported that the plant will occupy the site of the former Kabimba cement plant, which was mothballed in 2016.





Democratic Republic of Congo: China-based Zijin Mining Group and Lualaba Carrilu have launched a new 0.8Mt/yr cement plant near Kolwezi, the capital of Lualaba province. A start-up ceremony at the unit was attended by Julien Paluku Kahongya, the Minister of Industry, and Richard Muyej, the governor of Lualaba, according to L'Agence congolaise de presse (ACP).



The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a country located in Central Africa. Its capital city is Kinshasa.DRC is the second largest country in Africa after Algeria ... inland fishing contributes 96% of the annual fish caught. According to the Food and Agricultural Organization's (FAO) report of 2009, 39.6% of the total animal protein ...



It has operations in the rest of the continent from Botswana and Zimbabwe to Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Ethiopia. The South African cement industry has capacity to produce 20 million tons a year but it is currently producing 13 million tons and has become a net importer of cement. The industry contends producers are ...
