The Standard

Portland resumes operations as more anomalies emerge The Standard By Alex Kiprotich Even as the troubled East African Portland Cement Company resumed partial operations, The Standard on Sunday has learnt that the reinstated management and directors have changed bank signatories. The new signatories now include the ... and more »

Commission's cement data restrictions questioned Creamer Media's Engineering News The commission, in its cement producer Afrisam cement cartel ruling, in November, noted cement producers Afrisam, Pretoria Portland Cement, Lafarge Industries South Africa and Natal Portland Cement Cimpor submitted sales information to the Cement and ...

Business Daily Africa

Treasury set to sell a portion of Portland Cement shares Business Daily Africa By GEORGE NGIGI (email the author) The Treasury may sell off some of its shares in East African Portland Cement Company to comply with the regulations which require that listed firms have at least 25 per cent of their shares available for trading by ... Cement firm: Queries emerge over prime landThe Standard all 5 news articles »

Business Daily Africa

House Budget team wades into Portland dispute Business Daily Africa FILE By MUNA WAHOME (email the author) Parliament will wade into the East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) controversy after watching the drama from the sidelines for weeks. The House Budget Committee will be looking at the status of the firm, ...

BusinessLIVE

Questions arise when parting is such sweet sorrow BusinessLIVE Big restraint-of-trade payments to company executives made headlines again this week after the Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) annual meeting. Shareholder activist Theo Botha said companies seemed to use restraint-of-trade payments and retention bonuses ...

IPPmedia

Cement firms told to review profit margins IPPmedia By The guardian reporter Heidelberg Cement board chairman Dr Bernard Scheifele speaks at a reception organized by Tanzania Portland Cement Company Limited to board members from Germany when they visited the firm in Dar es Salaam towards the end of lat ... and more »

Strike Over As Portland Staff Go Back to Work AllAfrica.com By Kurgat Marindany, 30 January 2012 ALL the 1200 permanent employees of the embattled East African Portland Cement Company have reported to work,formally ending a two-week strike that had crippled the government parastatal. It is estimated the company ...

Independent Online

Local PPC Sales Up AllAfrica.com By Tawanda Musarurwa, 2 February 2012 PRETORIA Portland Cement has reported improved Zimbabwe sales for the quarter ended December 2011. The South Africa-based cement producer, however, did not indicate the level to which cement sales in Zimbabwe have ... PPC cautious on demand outlookIndependent Online all 3 news articles »

Hiked Power Tariffs Force Up Prices of Building Materials AllAfrica.com A 'Daily News' spot survey on Thursday showed that the price of Twiga cement from Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC) has increased to between 14500/- and 15500/- per a 50 kilogramme bag--depending on the location. This follows the factory decision ...

Business Daily Africa

Judge orders State to provide security at Portland Cement Business Daily Africa By BENSON WAMBUGU (email the author) The court on Thursday ordered the government to reopen the East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) and provide security at the premises to ensure operations were running without hitches at the cement maker. Kenya: Sell Off State Shares in Portland CementAllAfrica.com Judge orders State to reopen cement companyThe Standard all 14 news articles »