List of cement manufacturers in Zimbabwe

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This is the list of companies that manufacture cement in Zimbabwe . [1]

Contents

  1. Sino-Zimbabwe Cement Company
  2. Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe Limited
  3. PPC Zimbabwe Limited
  4. Mortal Investments Manufacturing Company
  5. Pacstar Cement & Concrete Limited

Production

As of September 2018, Zimbabwe cement manufacturers had installed capacity of approximately 2,000,000 tonnes of cement annually, [2] with the leading two manufacturers, PPC Zimbabwe and Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe Limited being responsible for more than 70 percent of production. [3] In September 2018, Zimbabwe's cement consumption was estimated at 1.3 million tonnes annually. [2]

Marketsharing

The table below illustrates the rankings of Zimbabwe's manufacturers, based on projected annual production figures. [2] [3]

Marketshare Rankings of Zimbabwe's Cement Companies
RankName of OwnerAnnual TonnageMarketshare
1PPC Zimbabwe Limited1.0 million [3] 50.0
2Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe Limited0.4 million [3] 20.0
3Sino-Zimbabwe Cement Company0.3 million [4] 15.0
4Mortal Investments Manufacturing Company (Livetouch Cement)0.2 million10.0
5Pacstar Cement & Concrete Limited0.1 million5.0
Total2.0 million [2] 100.0

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References

  1. Cemnet.com (10 September 2018). "Cement Plants located in Zimbabwe". Cemnet.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 NewZimbabwe.com Reporter (5 September 2018). "Zimbabwe: Cement Shortages Temporary, Says Producer PPC Zimbabwe". London: NewZimbabwe.com via AllAfrica.com . Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Musiiwa, Munyaradzi (3 September 2018). "Cement shortage hits country". The Herald (Zimbabwe) . Harare. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. Global Cement Staff (28 August 2018). "Sino-Zimbabwe Cement gains ISO certification". Globalcement.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.