Cameroon: cement is most imported product

Cameroon cement company Cimencam, which previously sold its cement higher than any other market player, has reduced its prices to become the least expensive supplier, with a 50kg bag of its cement going for XAF 4,350 (€6.63/US$7.30) in Douala.

This comes after competition on the market has increased with the arrival of two new cement producers in Cameroon, including Dangote Cement Cameroon and Ciment d'Afrique (Cimaf), as well as cement importers such as Fokou, Afrique Construction and Quiferou taking u

Pan African cement manufacturer, the Dangote Cement, says it has maintained its stronghold in the Nigeria domestic cement market accounting for 65% of the country’s market volume, while other African plants’ volumes went up by 7.5% to 7 million tonnes/year.
The company has in the past months expanded its operations across Africa with the coming onstream of the 1.5million tonnes/year integrated cement plant in Mfila, Republic of Congo.

Pakistan’s cement sector posted an overall growth of 5.46% during July-November 2015, according to national media reports. Local sales are also reported to have risen by 15.64% on-year, while cement exports dropped 26.58% from 1.26 million tonnes to 0.93 million tonnes.