Gambia: Heidelberg Materials has sold its business in the Gambia to iron and steel products company B5 Plus. The business consists of the Banjul cement terminal. Heidelberg Materials says that it will continue to supply West African customers through its operations in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Liberia and Togo. The company sold its subsidiary in Sierra Leone in 2021.

China: Anhui Conch Cement is seeking coal suppliers for two of its subsidiaries. The producer has tendered for bids for contracts to supply 410,000t of bituminous coal, high-sulphur coal and lignite to Naiman Banner Hongji Cement and 10,000t of lignite to Chifeng Conch. Online bidding will open on 25 August 2023 and close on 27 August 2023.

China: Gansu Qilianshan Cement followed the general downward trend in Chinese cement producers’ results in the first half of 2023. Reuters has reported that the company recorded a net profit of US$32.6m, down by 53% year-on-year from first half of 2022.

China: China Resources Cement’s turnover was US$1.69bn during the first half of 2023, down by 27% from US$2.23bn during the first half of 2022. Reuters has reported that China Resources Cement recorded a net profit of US$86m, down by 66% year-on-year from US$250m.