04-05 Apr, 2017 - Abidjan, COTE D'IVOIRE
Radisson Blu Hotel Abidjan Airport
Radisson Blu Hotel Abidjan Airport
This year, LafargeHolcim Côte d’Ivoire will increase its cement production capacity to over 2 MTA – doubling its current capacity in the country.
LafargeHolcim inaugurated its sixth grinding unit at Bouaké which will enable the cement giant to increase its capacity. Built at a cost of US$20.1 million, with this Bouaké facility, LafargeHolcim can sell Bélier cement in Côte d’Ivoire’s domestic market.
Last April, LafargeHolcim had launched a second cement plant in San Pedro. With the commissioning of Bouaké, the cement major will own 2.3Mta of capacity in Côte d’Ivoire.
Besides LafargeHolcim, other players are also stepping up activities in the Côte d’Ivoire cement market. Dangote Cement is constructing a new 3 MTPA capacity cement grinding plant, CIMAF increasing its total production capacity to 2 MTPA with a new 1 MTPA greenfield unit in San Pedro while Turkish Limak Group & Ivorian Company Afrikbat Groups are constructing a 1MTPA cement unit and one million cubic meters of ready-mix concrete plant in this West African country.
Xavier Saint-Martin-Tillet, CEO, LafargeHolcim Côte d’Ivoire and Zineb Zeryouhi, Business Development Director, LafargeHolcim Maroc Afrique will share their views on the Côte d'Ivoire market & their ambition in Africa at CMT’s 9th Africa CementTrade Summit in Abidjan on 4-5 April, 2017.
Contact Ms. Grace Oh at grace@cmtsp.com.sg or call +65 6346 9147 for more information about the event.
