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East African Holding partners with West China Cement for Lemmi National Cement industrial complex

10 March 2021

Ethiopia: East African Holding and China-based West China Cement have formed a joint venture. The Xinhua News Agency has reported that the partners plan to establish a multi-industrial complex in Ensaro Woreda district, Amhara regional state. Called Lemmi National Cement complex, the facility will house a 10,000t/day cement plant in addition to other industrial plants. The partners say that the facility will create 5000 jobs.

The first phase of the project will establish the cement plant and reach completion in late 2022.

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New 7000t/day cement plant nears commissioning in Ethiopia

02 March 2021

Ethiopia: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says that a new 7000t/day cement plant is almost ready for commissioning. New Business Ethiopia News has reported that the government hopes that the unnamed unit will be operational by June 2021. The 2.5Mt/yr Abay Cement plant at Dejen in Amhara region was previously scheduled for opening in 2021. The news comes at a time of rapid cement price rises in the country. A large black market has also arisen to serve overextended demand.

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Abay Industrial Development Share Company launches Dejen cement plant project

30 November 2020

Ethiopia: Denmark-based FLSmidth says that its contract with Abay Industrial Development Share Company for engineering, procurement and supervision on the upcoming Dejen cement plant is now effective. The 5000t/day plant will cost US$120m and create new 300 jobs, according to the supplier. It said that the plant will “play an important role for the development of local infrastructure.”

The supplier is responsible for design and engineering, full equipment supply, automation systems, installation and commissioning, as well as training and extended supervision. Key deliveries are due to begin in late 2021.

FLSmidth president Carsten Riisberg Lund said, “We are happy to see the contract now in effect. Following months of challenging working conditions on sites around the world, we are eager to get started on the project. This contract once again underlines our position as the preferred supplier of sustainable and productivity-enhancing solutions to the global cement industry."

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Ethiopian government offers licences for 16Mt of cement imports in 2021 financial year

14 September 2020

Ethiopia: The Ministry of Trade and Industry says that it is granting licences for the import of 16Mt over the financial year ending 7 July 2021, the 2021 financial year. The Ethiopian Press Agency has reported that the cause of the measure is a cement shortage resulting in inflated prices. The order requires importers to import a minimum of 3000t of cement, and to begin importing before 8 December 2020.

Director of communication affairs Wondimu Flate said, “The directive was prepared in order to enable cement factories to produce at their full potential and to connect those engaged in the sector from the manufacturer and importer to the retail business, with supply and distribution being monitored and used.”

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PPC delays publication of annual results for second time

19 August 2020

South Africa: PPC has delayed the publication of its annual results for the year to 31 March 2020 for a second time due to a “restructuring and refinance project.” It now expects to publish the results by late September 2020. It previously delayed reporting its financial results when the Johannesburg Stock Exchange allowed it to delay releasing the figures because of challenges created by the coronavrius pandemic. The cement producer also said it has found errors in its financial reporting for the year that ended in March 2019 due to mistakes made in valuing operations in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe and a miscalculation of the accounting of a foreign-exchange transaction in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The group expects that revenue for the year to 31 March 2020 will decline by no more than 5% year-on-year from US$605m in the same period in 2019. Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) are expected to fall by up to 20% from US$113m.

In an operational update for April to July 2020 the group said that it ramped up cement operations in May 2020 following the relaxation of coronavirus-related lockdowns in most of its territories. It attributed strong growth in cement sales volumes in June and July 2020 due to a reduction in imports as well as pent-up demand. Similarly, sales volumes were strong outside of South Africa, particularly in Zimbabwe and Rwanda, and in the DRC to a lesser extent.

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Abay Cement plant to start operation in 2021

03 June 2020

Ethiopia: Samuel Halala, the director of Ethiopian Chemical and Construction Inputs Industry Development, says that the Abay Cement plant is 60% complete and due to start operation in 2021. The 2.5Mt project is located near Degen in Amhara Region, according to New Business Ethiopia. It has an investment of around US$260m. Once completed it is expected to create 1500 jobs.

Halala added that the country’s 21 cement plants have a production capacity of 17Mt/yr but have a capacity utilisation rate of around 60%. Only 14 plants are currently active, producing 11.5Mt/yr.

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Domestic operations drag on Dangote Cement’s sales in first half of 2019

31 July 2019

Nigeria: Dangote Cement’s sale revenue fell by 3% year-on-year to US$1.30bn in the first half of 2019 from US$1.34bn in the same period in 2018. Its earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) dropped by 11.4% to US$605m from US$683m. Cement sales volumes decreased slightly to 12.3Mt. Revenue, earnings and sales volumes all fell in Nigeria but only earnings fell for its operations outside of the country.

“Group sales volumes were only slightly down on last year and this was a solid performance against the impact of delayed elections and increased competition from new capacity in Nigeria, as well as operational and economic challenges in key territories such as Ethiopia and South Africa. However, we saw a stronger performance from Tanzania, which is now running on gas turbines, and also from Senegal, where our sales volumes are more than 100% of our rated capacity,” said Joe Makoju, the group chief executive officer of Dangote Cement.

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Endowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of Tigray to sell shares in Messebo Cement

11 July 2019

Ethiopia: The Endowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of Tigray (EFFORT) plans to sell its shares in Messebo Cement. The shares will go on sale at the International Tigray Diaspora festival later in July 2019, according to Fana Broadcasting. EFFORT is also selling its shares in SUR Construction and Trans Ethiopia.

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Dangote Cement Ethiopia’s bagging unit on hold

24 June 2019

Ethiopia: A new bag-packing unit at Dangote Cement Ethiopia’s Mugher plant in Oromia is unable to start operation due to a lack of raw materials. The US$20m polypropylene bag plant was completed in April 2018 but it is restricted by government controls on foreign currency that are limiting its import of input materials, according to the Reporter newspaper. The unit can produce up to 120 million bags per year.

The cement producer has also suspended plans to build a second 2.5Mt/yr production line at the plant. An agreement was signed with China’s Sinoma International for the project but it has since been abandoned due to a shortage of foreign currency, a lack of electrical power and general security issues. Deep Kamara, the country manager of Dangote Cement Ethiopia, was killed in an gun attack in mid-2018. No one has been arrested in relation to the murder.

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Electricity rationing restricting cement production in Ethiopia

19 June 2019

Ethiopia: Electricity rationing has been restricting the production of cement companies since it started in April 2019. Under a program implemented by Ethiopian Electric and the Ministry of Water and Energy, cement producers are only allowed to operate for 15 days per month, according to the Reporter newspaper. They say this has increased their production costs because cement production is a continuous process that requires start up and stoppage time. The Ministry of Trade has asked that cement producers do raise the price of cement despite the increase in production cost. Input and transport costs have also risen.

“There is a huge waste of resources when we start up and stop running our plant. Continuous production has cost benefits. We spend 24 hours warming up the plant. There is wastage of coal and electric power,” said Mesfine Abi, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Habesha Cement. He added that the company is facing growing maintenance costs as its machines fail to cope with repeated power cuts.

The national electricity power restrictions have been caused by water shortages at hydroelectric dams. Rainwater has started flowing back in the dam reservoirs but power rationing is not expected to be rescinded until early July 2019.

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