PPC approached by LafargeHolcim for some African assets
PPC said on Friday it had received an expression of interest from LafargeHolcim which is planning a combination of some […]
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African building boom lures cement giants to circle around PPC
South Africa’s biggest cement maker, PPC, is an unlikely candidate for a takeover battle. The supplier of building materials reported […]
PPC hands over Mobile Science and IT Labs to Van Cutsem High School, Worcester
PPC’s Mobile Science Lab initiative was developed to support budding scientists, providing them with the tools to develop their skills. […]
Dangote Cement still interested in South Africa’s PPC – CEO
Dangote Cement is still interested in acquiring South African rival PPC and would do a deal at the right price, its outgoing […]
PPC, NUM make headway on wage impasse
Cement producer PPC and trade union National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) have reached an agreement on wage negotiations at the company’s Slurry plant, in the North West.
PIC bulks up interest in cement-maker PPC
News that Nigerian-based Dangote Cement had withdrawn its expression of interest in PPC has not damped speculative interest in the […]
NUM members down tools at PPC Cement over wages
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said that its members at South Africa’s leading supplier of cement and related products, PPC Cement Slurry in Mafikeng, North West, have […]
Why the PPC, AfriSam tie-up is facing shareholder rebellion
The proposed merger between SA’s largest cement producer PPC and its unlisted rival AfriSam might be scuppered for the second […]
PPC shares dive as Nigeria’s Dangote Cement walks away
PPC shares plunged the most in more than two months after Dangote Cement walked away from a potential takeover of […]
Dangote Cement withdraws interest in South Africa’s PPC
Dangote cement has withdrawn its interest in acquiring PPC, a South African cement company.
PPC hires Investec to review Fairfax offer
PPC has hired Investec bank to review an offer by Fairfax Financial Holdings to buy a stake in it. The […]
PPC board keen to avoid delays
PPC says the company’s independent board is keen to avoid long-running negotiations with any bidders for the company. On Tuesday, […]
Prudential opposes AfriSam, PPC deal
Prudential Investment Managers, one of the top three shareholders in PPC, says it opposes a proposed merger between SA’s largest […]
PPC raises prices and volumes
South Africa-based cement producer PPC said it improved effective selling prices in its South African cement business and is steadily […]
PPC still mulling merits of merger
The Independent board of PPC is still considering the merits of the partial offer by the Toronto Stock Exchange-listed Fairfax […]
AfriSam to consider revising PPC Offer in event of counter bid
AfriSam Group Pty Ltd. CEO Rob Wessels said the South African cement maker will decide whether to make a higher offer for larger rival PPC Ltd. only in the event of a formal approach from a competing bidder.
AfriSam says merger offer for PPC ‘fair’
South African cement maker AfriSam said on Wednesday a merger proposal valuing its rival PPC at $700-million was fair, suggesting it has no intention of sweetening its offer.
PPC expects higher offer from Fairfax
PPC, South Africa’s biggest cement producer, said on Friday it expected Canada’s Fairfax Africa Investments to raise its 9.2 billion-rand ($700 million) takeover offer.
PIC supports cement tie-up as a ‘champion for SA’
PPC’s largest shareholder is supporting a joint offer for SA’s biggest cement maker from domestic rival AfriSam and Canadian insurer […]
PPC tells market it will trim its capex
Cement maker PPC presented its outlook to investors on 8 September, saying it reduced its capital expenditure guidance for the […]
