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(Left to Right) TCI MD Bryan Perrie, PPC Cement sales head Rob Rein and AfriSam sales and marketing executive Richard Tomes
Cement industry seeks tariffs amid crippling imports
13th August 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

The Concrete Institute (TCI) has lodged an appeal with the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) to impose import tariffs on cement imports to protect South African... 


AfriSam details carbon tax responses and showcases potential solutions
AfriSam details carbon tax responses and showcases potential solutions
4th July 2019

JSE-listed diversified materials company AfriSam has implemented various initiatives to reduce its carbon intensity and developed responses to limit the impact of a carbon tax.  


LIMESTONE KILN
Producing clinker is energy intensive and releases CO2 over and above the fuel used to burn the limestone
AfriSam exploring ways to further reduce its carbon emissions
28th June 2019 By: Schalk Burger

Diversified materials company AfriSam is working to further reduce its carbon emissions, after achieving a sustained reduction of 35% as a result of on various initiatives over nearly two decades,... 


Making roads and bridges last longer with Afrisam
25th June 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Blurb for online platforms. Construction materials leader AfriSam leverages the power of applied research to make roads, bridges and other concrete structures more resistant to corrosive environments. 


Precast concrete slabs speed up housing delivery
Precast concrete slabs speed up housing delivery
19th June 2019

South Africa’s massive backlog in affordable housing has seen a continued demand for precast hollow core concrete slabs. “With rapid urbanisation and the increased premium on land in urban areas,... 


HOLISTIC APPROACH
HOLISTIC APPROACH
14th June 2019

Government has given an assurance that South Arica’s carbon tax, implemented on June 1, has been designed not to raise revenue but to change the behaviour of plants such as AfriSam’s Dudfield... 


CARBON TAX COMPLICATIONS 
AfriSam has significantly reduced its carbon emissions
Producer achieves 35% emission reduction, supports carbon tax
7th June 2019 By: Cameron Mackay

Construction materials supplier AfriSam has reduced the company’s carbon emissions, per ton of cement produced, by 35% from 1990 to 2018 and is focusing on further carbon reductions, sustainability... 


AVI BHOORA
AfriSam remains hopeful that the country’s embattled construction industry is at the end of the downward cycle
Embattled sector necessitates cost containment measures – AfriSam
24th May 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

With the South African construction industry remaining under pressure and in a state of accelerated decline, the need to contain costs continues and correct specification of construction materials... 


Making Roads And Bridges Last Longer With Afrisam
Making Roads And Bridges Last Longer With Afrisam
13th May 2019

Construction materials leader AfriSam leverages the power of applied research to make roads, bridges and other concrete structures more resistant to corrosive environments. Among its long term... 


Cement Industry To Appeal For Protection Against Imports
Cement Industry To Appeal For Protection Against Imports
26th March 2019

The Concrete Institute (TCI) will be lodging an appeal to the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) of SA to impose import tariffs on cement imports to protect producers from the... 


Precast Concrete Slabs Speed Up Housing Delivery
Precast Concrete Slabs Speed Up Housing Delivery
11th March 2019

South Africa’s massive backlog in affordable housing is likely to see continued demand for precast hollow core concrete slabs from Elematic SA, given the high quality finish and the time that this... 


AfriSam expects ‘tough 2019’ amid continuing political, policy uncertainty
AfriSam expects ‘tough 2019’ amid continuing political, policy uncertainty
21st February 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

Construction materials company AfriSam CEO Rob Wessels expects “a tough 2019”, especially amid ongoing political and policy uncertainty. Wessels was, on Thursday, joined by political analyst Aubrey... 


Hearings into alleged cement industry cartel continues, judgment expected by June
25th January 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

The Competition Tribunal turned its focus back to the case of alleged cartel conduct in the cement industry on Thursday, with a judgment in the case against KwaZulu-Natal-based Natal Portland... 


Concor Boosts Safety And Targeted Enterprises In Eastern Cape Road Project
Concor Boosts Safety And Targeted Enterprises In Eastern Cape Road Project
18th January 2019

Safety of both pedestrians and motorists has been boosted by Concor Infrastructure’s rehabilitation of the R75 double-carriageway between Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage, while the project has had... 


Afrisam Takes Leading Role In Safa’s Youth Soccer Development Programme – Ima Nathi
Afrisam Takes Leading Role In Safa’s Youth Soccer Development Programme – Ima Nathi
4th December 2018

Leading construction materials group, AfriSam, today kicked-off the AfriSam Ima Nathi Soccer Development Programme in association with the South African Football Association (SAFA) and Ditsobotla... 


Industry associations offer innovative opportunities for precast manufacturers
23rd November 2018 By: Shannon de Ryhove

Leading construction materials company AfriSam, who has been producing quality construction materials for over 80 years, strongly believes that industry bodies, such as the Concrete Manufacturers... 


AfriSam Celebrates The Beauty Of Concrete Through Its Inaugural Concreativity Award
AfriSam Celebrates The Beauty Of Concrete Through Its Inaugural Concreativity Award
5th November 2018

AfriSam announced the winners of its inaugural ConCreativity challenge at a prestigious awards ceremony held at Zeitz MOCAA, the largest museum of contemporary African art in the world, on 26... 


Shortlisted projects announced for the AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture + Innovation for 2017/18
25th July 2018

Following a record number of entries, the shortlisted projects for the fifth AfriSam–South African Institute of Architects (SAIA) Award for Sustainable Architecture + Innovation have been revealed.... 


Listed contractors feeling the pinch as construction sector dynamics change
Listed contractors feeling the pinch as construction sector dynamics change
18th July 2018 By: Natasha Odendaal

A change in dynamics within the construction industry over the past few years is leading to the demise of the “big contractor” in South Africa. With the first potential “casualty” possibly being... 


Rocla Shines at 2018 CMA Awards
17th July 2018 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Rocla was recognised at the recent 2018 Concrete Manufacturer’s Association (CMA) Awards for their innovative Thuthukisa sanitation units installed at the Amatole Municipality Sanitation Project... 


Afrisam Invests In The Economic Development Of Lesotho And Its People
23rd May 2016

As the leading supplier of concrete materials in southern Africa, AfriSam has been supplying the Lesotho nation with superior quality cement for over half a century. The company established a... 


WTO chairs programme launched in South Africa
19th September 2014 By: Callie Lombard

The official launch of the South African chapter of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Chairs Programme (WCP) took place at North-West University's (NWU's) Potchefstroom campus on September 17.... 


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