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Lafarge-Holcim’s cement rivals in Africa

1 Development of the PCC in Africa OneStone Consulting
2 Cement production and consumption by regions 2014 OneStone Consulting
3 Cement capacity growth by regions 2014 OneStone Consulting
4 CAGR of cement capacity and consumption 2011-14 OneStone Consulting
5 Development of capacity utilization 2011-14 OneStone Consulting
6 TOP 5 rivals of Lafarge-Holcim in Africa 2014 OneStone Consulting
7 Cement plant at Chilango, Zambia Lafarge
8 Cement plant Aganang in South Africa Dangote
9 Cement plant in Ethiopia Dangote
10  Cement plant in Tanzania HeidelbergCement
11 Grinding plant in Togo HeidelbergCement
12 Cement plant in South Africa PPC
13 Cement plant in Senegal­ Vicat
14 Market shares in Morocco OneStone Consulting
15 Market shares in Egypt OneStone Consulting
16 Market shares in Algeria OneStone Consulting
17 Market shares in Nigeria OneStone Consulting
18 Market shares in Kenya OneStone Consulting
19 Market shares in South Africa OneStone Consulting
New operational ­cement plant in South Africa Dangote

Once Lafarge-Holcim have merged they will be the leading cement producer in Africa with a capacity of about 53 million tons per year (Mta). However, there are a number of potential rivals, lead by the Dangote Group, which have massive capacity expansion plans in the pipeline. This market review outlines the latest cement industry trends in Africa, contains the latest 2014 market figures and looks at future plans of the major rivals.

1 Introduction

Africa has a population of 1.124 billion, 178 million (15.9 %) live in North Africa and 945 million (84.1 %) in Sub-Saharan Africa (Population Reference Bureau data mid 2014) but 50.6 % of all cement consumed in 2014 was in North Africa. As a result, the cement industry is characterized by a large variance in the per capita cement consumption (PCC) from north to south and also from east to west. While in 2014 the PCC in North Africa was 552 kg, in Sub-Saharan Africa it was just 102 kg. Highest PCC consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa was in Southern and West Africa with a PCC of 138...

TEXT Dr. Joachim Harder, OneStone Consulting S.L., Barcelona/Spain

This article appeared in

ZKG 1-2/2015

This article appeared in

ZKG 1-2/2015

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