Dangote Cement To Double Production Capacity In 2014
Nigeria’s largest cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement intends to double its production capacity across Africa in 2014 to 40 million metric tons (44.092 million tons), company chief executive Devakumar Edwin, said on Monday.
Devakumar told Reuters in Lagos that 9 million tons would be added to its operations in Nigeria, which would make up a capacity of 29 million tons. The cement producer would also commission plants across the continent that have been in the making for several years. This, according to the him, will add a further 11 million tons.
“The key driver is the increase in volumes,” said Devakumar, who added that although the company has focused on cost control, it has also ensured to focus on volume growth, which has increased profits.
Dangote cement has put expansion plans into works over the past years with plants across Africa, most of which have been under construction.
GZ Industries of Nigeria Plans $100 Million Can Plant in Kenya
GZ Industries Ltd., a Nigerian can manufacturer, said it will invest $100 million in a plant in Kenya to tap growing demand for soft drinks.
The company, which sells cans to Guinness Nigeria Plc, a unit of Diageo Plc, and Nigeria Bottling Co., plans to start operations at a 1.2 billion can-a-year plant near the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, in the first quarter of 2015, it said in an e-mailed statement today. GZI, based in Agbara, Nigeria, will initially target Kenya’s soda industry, which produced 371.4 million liters in 2011, before exporting to regional markets including Rwanda, Tanzania and Ethiopia, it said.
“We mark our entry into Kenya as a way of contributing to the growth of the manufacturing sector,” GZI Chief Executive Officer Motti Goldmintz said in the statement.
Renovation of Moi Stadium In Kisumu is UnderwayRenovation of Moi Stadium In Kisumu is Underway
The contractor hit the ground on Wednesday 9th January 2012 for the facelift of the Moi Stadium in Kisumu to international standards. The project is part of the FIFA Goal Project and is aimed at bringing life to sporting activities in the western Kenya region.
The Ksh. 100 million project is funded by the international football federation Fifa and the Kenyan government through the ministry of Sports. Fifa has contributed Ksh. 50 million which will be used for the laying of the artificial turf while the Ksh.50 million from the Kenyan government will be used to for the refurbishment of the perimeter wall and other renovation works.Â
The Fifa Goal Project has been given to international contractors Greenfield Sports Turf Systems of the Netherlands. This is after architectural and design work was finalized by the Fifa Goal Project consultant Cyrille Betemps late last year.
Multi-Billion Railway Project in Rwanda
Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania have always maintained fruitful ties, especially as far as transport is concerned. The landlocked Rwanda and Burundi use the Central Transport Corridor to access the sea through the Dar es Salaam Port in Tanzania. The Central Transport Corridor running from Rwanda provides the possibility of accessing the Dar es Salaam Port via a road-rail or a lake-rail multi-modal combination. The Central Transport Corridor is approximately 1 400 km long from Rwanda and 1 500 km from Burundi. Rwanda and Burundi also uses the North Transport Corridor which is about 1 800 km long from Rwanda and about 2 100 km from Burundi. This Corridor provides access to the Mombasa Port in Kenya via Uganda.
In 2008 the three countries developed transport sector policies aimed at improving the efficiency of the transport system and diversify the modes of transport.
