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GICA obtains certificate of conformity with European standards for cement products

03 August 2022

Algeria: Groupe des Ciments d'Algérie (GICA) has obtained a certificate of conformity with European standards (CE) for three types of cement. The certification should allow the company to export more products to Europe, according to the Expression newspaper. It applies to its Gica Moudhad and Gica Béton products. The move follows similar certification of products with the Association Française de Normalisation (AFNOR) from the company’s Aïn El Kebira plant in July 2021. At the same time the Minister of Industry said it was helping the group with its export strategy.

In 2021 GICA exported 2.25Mt of cement to countries including the Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Mauritania, Senegal , Cameroon, Benin,  Guinea, Brazil, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and a number of European countries.

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Cement exports resume from the Port of Malaga

25 January 2022

Spain: Bulk cement exports have resumed from the Port of Malaga for the first time since September 2021. The Panamanian-flagged Grit Cement II docked at the port in mid-January 2022 to collect a consignment of 8000t, according to Málaga Hoy. Trade in cement from the port stopped in the autumn of 2021 when HeildebergCement sold the Southern Spain business of its FYM subsidiary to Brazil-based Votorantim Cimentos. Prior to the reopening, ships from the port exported cement to the Port of Banjul in Gambia.

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Gambian cement producers operating at 23% utilisation rate

04 April 2019

The Gambia: Bai Lamin Jobe, the Minister of Trade, says that the country has a cement capacity utilisation rate of 23%. Local producers have a capacity of 1.9Mt/yr but national demand is only around 0.4Mt, according to the Foroyaa newspaper. He added that the country imported 0.39Mt in 2018 in answers to members of the National Assembly.

It was also revealed that Jah Multi Industries is building new silos at its import terminal. Jah Cement is also planning to upgrade its terminal into a grinding plant. Construction work started in 2018 and it is expected to be completed by late 2019.

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Jah Oil says it has enough cement to supply the Gambia

26 February 2019

The Gambia: Sherif Faye, the operations manager of Jah Oil, says that the company has enough cement to supply The Gambia. He made the comment at a press event held in response to public outcry over a local cement shortage, according to the Point newspaper. The company has experienced delays to its inbound shipments due to poor weather in Europe. However, he confirmed that two ships carrying cement had recently arrived in the country.

The subsidiary of Jah Group sells its Tiger Cement 42.5 grade brand product in 50kg bags. The cement is imported from Spain and Algeria and bagged locally. Jah Oil has a bagging capacity of 108,000 bags/day.

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Gambian cement importers complain about tariffs

05 February 2019

The Gambia: Cement importers have asked the government to treat all importers equally. Alhajie Cessay, a local importer, said that some government-preferred companies that import cement from Senegal are exempt from the tax, according to the Point newspaper. However, other importers have been subject to tariffs since the start of 2019.

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The Gambia raises import tariffs on cement from Senegal

23 January 2019

The Gambia: The government has introduced a 5% import tariff on cement imports from Senegal. The new tax was issues to the Gambia Revenue Authority in November 2018 for enforcement from the start of 2019, according to Foroyaa news website. Local cement dealers have complained about the new tax, saying that local production is unable to meet demand. They have urged the government to reconsider its policy.

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LafargeHolcim Algeria continues exports to The Gambia

03 April 2018

Algeria: LafargeHolcim Algeria has continued exporting cement to The Gambia with a third consignment from its d'Oggaz plant. The 30,000t order of Ordinary Portland Cement was exported from the Port of Arzew to Banjul, according to the El Moudjahid newspaper. The deal follows two previous ones in December 2017 and March 2018.

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LafargeHolcim Algeria planning ‘major’ export contract to a West African country

19 March 2018

Algeria: Serge Dubois, the Director of Public Affairs for LafargeHolcim Algeria, says that the company is currently negotiating a ‘major’ export contract to a West African country. The deal to export ‘several hundred tonnes’ of Ordinary Portland Cement is expected to be concluded in March or April 2018, according to the El Mujahid newspaper. The subsidiary of LafargeHolcim is attempting to secure export deals ahead of an anticipated 22 – 24Mt/yr production overcapacity in the country by 2020.

It conducted two export deals to The Gambia in December 2017 and March 2018. However, Dubois added that Algeria needs to improve its transport infrastructure to be able to increase exports. To this end he mentioned a Euro13m upgrade project at the Port of Oran. He also spoke about the company’s Ardia 600 binder product and its negotiations with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to improve local road infrastructure.

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Algeria to start exporting cement

11 December 2017

Algeria: Trade Minister Mohamed Benmeradi says that Algeria will commence cement exports. An export of Ordinary Portland Cement will be made to Gambia via the port of Arzew, according to the El Moudjahid newspaper. In a separate statement LafargeHolcim Algeria said that it was exporting 16,000t of cement to West Africa from its plant at Oggaz.

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