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Apart from supply and demand dynamics, local manufacturers are also subject to rigorous regulations, including environmental impact assessments, strict quality controls, and labour and employment regulations. (AFP)
CEMENT

Under-pressure cement sector wants tariffs

The sustainability of the local industry is under threat, say producers, as concrete makers face a perfect storm of oversupply and cheap imports

  • Thando Maeko
6 min read
PPC chief executive Ketso Gordhan says the pipeline for at least one or two more projects is very healthy at the moment.
DANGOTE GROUP

PPC seeks more Africa projects to boost cement capacity by 75%

The cement giant expects to producing 14-million tonnes by 2017 on the back of expansion across the continent.

  • Rene Vollgraaff
2 min read
COMPETITION COMMISSION

PPC confesses to being part of cement cartel

Cement producer PPC on Wednesday admitted that it was involved in market-sharing arrangements with other cement producers.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
PPC

Competition Commission raids cement producers

The Competition Commission on Wednesday raided the premises of cement producers in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, it disclosed on Thursday.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
PPC

Comp Commission shifts focus to cement sector

PPC on Thursday advised that the Competition Commission had conducted a search-and-seizure operation at the premises of major cement manufacturers.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
PPC

PPC cement sales fall 9,7%

Africa’s biggest cement maker, Pretoria Portland Cement, said on Tuesday regional industry cement sales fell 9,7% in the five months to February.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
CEMENT

PPC: ‘Good results in a challenging year’

SA cement manufacturer PPC on Monday reported an 8% rise to 283 cents in its headline earnings per share for the year ended September 2008.

  • Tiisetso Motsoeneng
2 min read
PPC

PPC unveils R2,7bn deal with black investors

SA cement producer PPC will sell a 15% stake worth R2,7-billion to black investors to meet government requirements on black ownership, it says.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
PPC

PPC earnings up 16%

Cement maker PPC increased first-half headline earnings per share by 16% as infrastructure and affordable housing projects drove cement demand, the company said on Wednesday. PPC…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
AVENG

‘Very, very boring day on the JSE’

The JSE was looking lifeless at midday on Tuesday, as there was no real driver to push the market in either direction, traders said. By 11.59am, the JSE’s broader all-share index…

  • Nicole Rego
2 min read
BHP BILLITON

Commodities, Dow futures propel JSE

Commodity counters and positive Dow futures kept the JSE firm by midday on Thursday, with platinum counters leading the gains, traders said. At noon, the JSE’s broader all-share…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
JOHN GOMERSALL

PPC ups earnings on building boom

Africa’s biggest cement maker PPC on Tuesday posted a 16% rise in full-year headline earnings per share and forecast a healthy performance this fiscal year, as demand for…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
ABSA

JSE steady, unmoved by inflation data

The JSE was steady at midday on Wednesday, unmoved by the release of local CPI and CPIX data which was in line with market expectations. By noon, the JSE’s all-share index had…

  • Nicole Rego
2 min read
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI

JSE pulls back from earlier gains

The JSE had given up most of its early gains by midday on Tuesday, but was still in positive territory as resources and the platinum mining index tried to lift the local bourse.…

  • Jeff Barbee
3 min read
BHP BILLITON

JSE off lows, eyes Wall Street

The JSE was off its earlier lows by midday on Wednesday as investors looked for value after the recent sharp sell-off. After starting weaker on the back of a sharp fall on Wall…

  • Jacqueline Mackenzie
4 min read