Harare Cement Plant
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Background
Before becoming Kayah Cement, it initially operated as Salisbury Portland Cement (est. 1954) which was owned by the British Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers[1]. The plant changed its name to Circle Cement in 1982 following the name change of the parent company to Blue Circle[1]. Lafarge SA acquired them in 2001 and changed the plant name again to Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe in 2007[1]. They became a member of Holcim (at the time its name was LafargeHolcim) in 2015[1]. More recently, in 2023, the company changed its name to Kayah Cement as a result of changing management, making it the first time since operating that it is owned by a local indigenous group[2].
When the plant was under the management of Lafarge it received violations from the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) due to excess dust emissions. They started receiving these violations in 2010[3]. Residents complained that unlike under Circle Cement, the company never engaged with the community despite the environmental and public health issues they caused[4]. In August 2020, Lafarge was sent an order to stop operations because of the dust emissions and if they wanted to continue operating they had to notify the community and send bi-weekly daily dust emissions reports to the EMA[5]. Lafarge said the dust emissions were a result of them trying to use saw dust as an alternative fuel at the end of July 2020[5].
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Gorwe, Fradreck (27-09-2019). "Did You Know? Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe history". Business Weekly. Retrieved 17-10-2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "About Us - Khayah Cement Limited". web.archive.org. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ↑ Gulugulu, Elizabeth (2020-08-18). "Mabvuku Community Demanding Justice from Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe for causing Air pollution". Medium. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ↑ "Lafarge Pollution Causes Health Scare In Zimbabwe". Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 staff, Global Cement (2020-08-19). "Environmental agency orders Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe to shut Harare plant due to dust emissions". www.globalcement.com. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
