AFRICA news
FLSmidth has signed a contract with Prime
Cement for engineering, procurement and
supply of equipment for a full-scope 700 000
tonnes per year cement grinding plant to
located in Musanze, Rwanda. The plant
will be fitted with the latest environmental
pollution control systems and technology
for the highest levels of energy efficiency
and maintainability. The OK(TM) 27-4 verti-
cal mill will be the first OK(TM) vertical
roller mill to be supplied in East Africa, and
the first full scope grinding plant in Rwanda.
Additional equipment includes filters, a con-
trol system and plant automation, a packing
plant and weighing and metering systems.
Lafarge-Algérie’s Oggaz cement plant,
located in Algeria’s Mascara Province,
increased its cement output by 10% in the
last quarter of 2016 to meet the country’s
growing cement demand, according to plant
manager, Jean-Louis Sibiede. Part of the
plant’s white cement production lines were
converted to produce grey cement to meet
growing demand. In 2016 improvements
in the works’ wastewater treatment were
carried out to reduce water volumes by 30%,
saving 33 000m³ of water. The company’s
2016 production reached 1.5 million tonnes
of cement, and it is aiming for higher sales
this year.
Kenya’s Bamburi Cement has appointed three
women as directors to balance its all-male
board following the resignation of two female
directors – deputy Central Bank Governor Sheila
M’Mbijjewe and Catherine Langreney – last year,
according to Business Daily. The new directors
– former Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Com-
missioner for Domestic Taxes Alice Owuor, chief
executive of General Motors East Africa (GMEA)
Rita Kavashe and Equity Group Foundation’s
managing director Dr Hellen Gichohi – now rep-
resent 30 percent of the cement manufacturer’s
board. The appointment at Bamburi is the first
directorship at a publicly listed company for
both Owuor and Kavashe.
The 50:50 joint venture
partnership between Cummins
and Car & General (C&G),
to be known as Cummins
C&G Limited, will be fully
operational in April 2017
and will consolidate the
sales, service, and support
of Cummins products in East
Africa. The partnership will
cover Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda,
Ethiopia, South Sudan, Rwanda,
Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea,
Somalia and Seychelles.
Car & General was first
appointed as an approved
Cummins distributor of
Power Generation products
in 2006 before being
awarded distribution rights
for Cummins’ full range
of products and services.
The company leveraged its
existing network to establish
a strong presence in Kenya,
Tanzania, and Uganda, gaining
over 15% market share in the
genset sector.
Cummins brings brand
strength, technical expertise,
and proven policies and
processes to the new
partnership, in addition to Car
& General’s strong local market
knowledge, experience and
capabilities. Together, the new
Cummins C&G business aims
to deliver superior customer
sales, service and support in
East Africa.
“We view this as a critical
milestone in the close
business relationship we have
developed with Cummins
over the years. We believe our
core business and community
values are aligned, and see
this partnership as a unique
JV in East Africa by April
Vijay Gidoomal and Gino Butera at the launch of the joint venture
partnership between Cummins and Car & General in East Africa.
opportunity to solidify market
leadership in our existing
territories and capture market
share where we are still building
our presence,” says Vijay
Gidoomal, managing director of
Car & General.
Commenting on the
partnership, Gino Butera,
managing director and vice-
president of Cummins Africa
Middle East, says, “We are
excited to partner with Car &
General. Over the past decade,
it has grown the Cummins
distribution business in East
Africa. We see untapped growth
opportunities to expand
Cummins’ customer support in
the region.”
QUARRY SA | MAY 2017 _ 7