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Tunisia: Les Ciments de Bizerte recorded continued shutdown of clinker production in 2025 due to lack of petcoke and insufficient financial resources to secure imports, according to African Manager news. The producer refocused operations on grinding imported or locally acquired clinker and on lime production to maintain its limited market presence and cash flow. Clinker production remained at zero for the full 2025 financial year. Cement production fell to 119,000t from 129,000t in 2024, down by 8% year-on-year, although fourth-quarter output rose to 36,800t, up by 28% year-on-year, following a temporary increase in grinding activity supported by targeted clinker supplies. Lime production reached 833t in the fourth quarter, up by 69% year-on-year from 494t, driven by sustained domestic demand. Sales rose to US$14.2m in 2025, up by 31% year-on-year. Total debt stood at US$43m at the end of 2025.

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