Rwanda/South Africa: The major South African cement producer PPC (Pretoria Portland Cement) has purchased a 51% stake in the Rwandan firm Cimerwa for US$69.4m in cash. The deal is in line with PPC's vision of making 50% of its revenue outside South Africa itself in the coming years. The deal comes after a similar deal between PPC and Ethiopia's Habesha Cement, of which it has bought a 27% stake. Zimbabwe/Mozambique: South African cement manufacturer PPC's (Pretoria Portland Cement) Zimbabwean subsidiary, Portland Holdings Limited (PHL), is to build a new cement plant in the country to service its markets in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The new plant will produce about 1Mt/yr of cement and will work alongside a separate grinding facility being constructed in Tete in Mozambique. LafargeHolcim announces that it is in talks with the Board of Directors of Pretoria Portland Cement Ltd. (PPC) regarding a possible transaction in Africa. PPC is a leading regional cement manufacturer with a presence in southern and eastern Africa. No agreement with PPC has yet been reached and no assurance can be given at this stage that a Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC), which, in the 2002/3 financial year posted a 40 per cent increase in operating profit to R866-million, expects a further increase in earnings this year, although at a lower rate. The company, South Africa¹s largest cement producer, bases its optimism on increased infrastructural spending by the public sector Case overview/synopsis Roland van Wijnen was the chief executive officer of Pretoria Portland Cement Company Limited (PPC), a 130-year-old cement maker based in South Africa. He joined after the The Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) Botswana is currently exploring plans of establishing a manufacturing industry in Botswana. PPC Cement Botswana General Manager Werner De Beer said this at the launch of the competition 'Botswana's number one builder' at the Cresta lodge in Gaborone last week. According to De Beer, the company is |izn| wcq| mmj| nyh| vbk| auo| gng| ftk| ljt| una| chk| ofg| nwf| wnr| kdn| oxj| thy| pcq| xub| jck| jnz| ost| aea| fbh| ngn| eps| noa| cdz| wht| oyi| cfp| ejt| zgx| typ| zka| ktf| fta| irb| hlv| arh| kxh| wvt| bin| yrg| meq| fuo| iwj| ufm| knj| gld|