Focus on the Sub-Saharan cement industry

Summary
 
The average per capita cement consumption in the region of Sub-Saharan Africa is 82 kg, far lower than that of North Africa, which has an average of 538 kg. However, this is also the reason for great optimism as regards future cement industry development in the region. This report provides an insight into die Sub-Saharan region and shows how its cement industry has developed in recent years, what cement production trends can be expected and what role cement imports play in supplying the population. Furthermore, an overview of the most important cement producers and their expansion projects is provided.
 

1 Introduction

Africa has almost one billion inhabitants. Only about 16  %, mainly Arabs and Berbers, live in the 6 North African countries and about 84  % in the 47 countries of Africa that are referred to as the Sub-Sahara. On the other hand, 63.5  % of the African cement output of 133.2 million tonnes per year (Mta) in 2008 was produced in North Africa and only 36.5  %, i.  e. somewhat more than ⅓, in the Sub-Saharan region. The situation is similar in the case of cement consumption. This region consumes around 65.9 Mta or 43.7 % of the total figure of 150.8 Mta. In the case of imports, the...

Related articles:

Issue 1-2/2015 ONESTONE CONSULTING S.L.

Lafarge-Holcim’s cement rivals in Africa

1 Introduction Africa has a population of 1.124 billion, 178 million (15.9?%) live in North Africa and 945 million (84.1?%) in Sub-Saharan Africa (Population Reference Bureau data mid 2014) but...

more
Issue 06/2012

Sub-Saharan upswing continues

1 Introduction With an average per-capita cement consumption of 92 kg, the Sub-Saharan area of Africa is lagging far behind North Africa, whose average consumption is 553 kg. However, the countries...

more
Issue 7/8/2011

North Africa’s cement industry facing ­great challenges

1?Introduction Historical changes generally occur infrequently. It is therefore really remarkable that such an upheaval is currently taking place in a part of the world where the political and social...

more
Issue 7/2021 ONESTONE CONSULTING LTD.

Latest trends in Africa’s cement industry

1 Introduction In Africa, measures by the governments to stabilize and support their economies during the Covid-19 pandemic have been insignificant when compared with the stimulus programs in the...

more
Issue 5/2016 ONESTONE CONSULTING S.L.

The global cement capacity development

1 Introduction Cement capacities are growing faster than demand [1]. Figure 1 shows the global development since 2001. Up to 2007 cement demand was growing faster than capacity, because the demand...

more