Update on Rwanda

Update on Rwanda

Rwanda’s newest cement grinding plant is set to start commissioning at a great time. Last week Milbridge Group subsidiary Prime Cement said that its 0.6Mt/yr grinding plant in Musanze, Northern Province was preparing to start up in August 2020. This week the main local producer, Cimerwa, announced that it was setting standardised cement prices in […]

East Africa: Cash-Strapped EA Cables to Delay Publishing Its 2019 Financial Results

East Africa: Cash-Strapped EA Cables to Delay Publishing Its 2019 Financial Results

Nairobi — Debt-ridden East African Cables has announced that there will be a delay in the publishing of the audited financial statement for the year ending December 31, 2019. In a statement, the Group’s Company Secretary Virginia Ndunge said the firm has already obtained approval from the Capital Markets Authority granting it the extension. Ndunge […]

Chinese cement maker buys ARM's Tanzanian subsidiary

Chinese cement maker buys ARM’s Tanzanian subsidiary

Business The company debts with a range of creditors, including local commercial banks. The Tanzanian unit of Kenya’s ARM Cement has been sold to China’s Huaxin Cement company, its administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers and Huaxin said yesterday, paving way for completion of one of its production plant. Huaxin would inject $116 million (Sh12.2 billion) into the unit, […]

UPDATE 1-China's Huaxin Cement buys Tanzania unit of Kenya's Arm Cement

UPDATE 1-China’s Huaxin Cement buys Tanzania unit of Kenya’s Arm Cement

(Adds details of the deal, background) NAIROBI, May 20 (Reuters) – The Tanzanian unit of Kenya’s ARM Cement Plc has been sold to China’s Huaxin Cement company, its administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers and Huaxin said on Wednesday, paving way for completion of one of its production plant. Huaxin would inject $116 million into the unit, Maweni Limestone […]