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Sephaku Cement enters debt funding agreement with Standard Bank and Nedbank
The agreement would enable Sephaku to become a significant competitor in the South African cement market. (Image source: Sephaku)
South African cement firm Sephaku Cement has signed a US$222mn domestic debt funding agreement with Standard Bank and Nedbank to help fund its US$390mn cement plant and clinker plant project
South Africa’s Sephaku Cement gains US$222 million funding
Sephaku Cement is a subsidiary of Nigerias Dangote Cement. (Image source: Dangote Cement)
Sephaku Cement, a subsidiary of Dangote Cement, has secured US$222mn of domestic debt funding for its $390mn cement and clinker plant projects in South Africa
Dangote Cement to enter Tanzania
Nigeria-based Dangote Cement has announced it plans to set up a manufacturing plant in Tanzania
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