Côte d'Ivoire: Cimaf doubles cement production

Moroccan cement company Cimaf has inaugurated its second grinding line on its Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, site. The new unit, which required a MAD 270 million (€25.04 million US$27.37 million) investment, should enable Cimaf to double production to 1 million tonnes/year, with the aim of covering all Ivorian needs. The 2016 installed capacity is 4.2 million tonnes, while provisional demand stands at 3.4 million tonnes. Capacity is expected to exceed 6.2 million tonnes in 2017.
March 3, 2016 Read time: 1 min

Moroccan cement company Cimaf has inaugurated its second grinding line on its Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, site.

The new unit, which required a MAD 270 million (€25.04 million US$27.37 million) investment, should enable Cimaf to double production to 1 million tonnes/year, with the aim of covering all Ivorian needs.

The 2016 installed capacity is 4.2 million tonnes, while provisional demand stands at 3.4 million tonnes.

Capacity is expected to exceed 6.2 million tonnes in 2017.

Quarry Products

Related Content

October 15, 2013

In Morocco Holcim posts 18.7% drop in turnover in H1 2013

The Moroccan division of Swiss building materials company Holcim is reported to have generated turnover of MAD 1.5 billion (€133.87 million) in the first half of 2013, down 18.7% year-on-year.

Overall cement consumption was down 12.6% over the same period, and EBITDA was established at MAD 695.50mn (€62.07 million), down 21.2%.

boombox1

Highlighted Content

boombox2