PPC Ltd.

Name

PPC Ltd.

Legal name

PPC Limited

Website

https://ppc.co.za

Company type

Public

Founded year

1892

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

PPC Ltd. is a South African cement and building materials manufacturer producing the SURE cement range, readymix concrete, aggregates, and fly ash across 14 factories in 6 African countries, serving construction, infrastructure, industrial, and retail customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Johannesburg

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Cement Sales: Primary revenue stream from manufacturing and selling cement products including SURECEM, SUREBUILD, SURETECH, SUREROAD, SURECAST, and SUREWALL. Revenue increased 3.9% to R10,255 million in FY26. SA Cement generated R6,251 million in revenue, with Zimbabwe operations generating R3,567 million.
2. Readymix Concrete: Production and supply of readymix concrete from 27 batching plants operating in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West, and Limpopo provinces. Concrete can be tailor-made to clients' individual requirements from residential extensions to complex infrastructure projects.
3. Aggregates: Supply of aggregate products including sand, crushed stone, road layer material, specialized aggregates, and dump rock. Operations from 2 facilities in Gauteng serving construction, chemical, metallurgical, and agricultural industries.
4. Fly Ash: Production and sale of classified (Class S) and unclassified (Class N) fly ash. Plants operate from 2 locations in Mpumalanga (Kriel and Ngodwana), supplying cement manufacturers, pre-casters, mines, bulk concrete producers, and agricultural sectors. Also exports to neighboring countries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

PPC Ltd. manufactures and supplies cement and complementary building materials across Southern Africa. Its core offerings include the SURE range of cement products (SURECEM, SUREBUILD, SURETECH, SUREROAD, SURECAST, SureWall), readymix concrete from 23 batching plants, aggregates from quarries in Gauteng, and classified/unclassified fly ash from Mpumalanga. The company operates 14 cement factories in South Africa, Botswana, DRC, and Zimbabwe with annual capacity of around 9 million tonnes.

Product overview

PPC Ltd is a leading Southern African cement and building materials supplier with a diversified portfolio organized around three main product lines: Cement (the SURE product range), Materials (Aggregates, Readymix Concrete, and Fly Ash), and digital tools. The SURE cement range includes SURECEM (early strength), SUREBUILD (premium multi-purpose), SURECAST (high early strength), SURETECH (superior high strength), SUREROAD (road construction), and SureWall (masonry). The materials division operates 23 readymix batching plants and multiple aggregate quarries across South Africa. The company also provides supporting tools including a product calculator and maintains a B2B procurement portal for suppliers. PPC serves markets across sub-Saharan Africa including South Africa, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, and Ethiopia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SURECEM: 32,5R Early Strength Cement - economical general purpose cement ideal for concrete, mortar, plaster & bricks
• SUREBUILD
• SURECAST
• SURETECH
• SUREROAD
• SureRewards

Products and services

• SURECEM 32.5R Early Strength Cement - an economical general-purpose cement ideal for concrete, mortar, plaster, and bricks.
• SUREBUILD 42.5N Premium Multi-Purpose cement engineered for consistent performance across a wide range of applications.
• SURECAST 42.5R High Early Strength premium Portland cement made from high-quality raw materials for high early strength performance.
• SURETECH 52.5N Superior High Strength specialist cement ideal for precast, ready-mixed concrete, civil, and specialty products.
• SUREROAD 32.5N Road Construction cement with extenders including fly-ash, blastfurnace slag, and limestone; mineral constituents optimised for durability.
• SureWall 22,5X Masonry cement made by PPC from high-quality clinker inter-ground with gypsum and limestone extender, designed for masonry applications.
• PPC Aggregates Superior grade aggregates including sand, road layer material, crushed stone, specialised aggregates, and dump rock sourced from dolomitic, amphibolite, and granite quarries; supplied to construction, chemical, metallurgical, and agricultural industries.
• PPC Readymix Concrete Wide range of concrete products supplied from 23 batching plants across Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West, and Limpopo, with mixes designed to customer specifications.
• PPC Fly Ash Classified (Class S) and Unclassified (Class N) fly ash for partial cement replacement in concrete and cementitious products, supplied from plants in Kriel and Ngodwana, Mpumalanga.

Quantifiable outcome

• EBITDA increased by 31% to R2,079 million in FY26
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sturdee EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 April 2026PPC partnered with Sturdee Energy to develop two new solar power plants in South Africa's North West and Limpopo provinces with combined capacity of 20 MW. The behind-the-meter installations supply solar power directly to PPC's cement manufacturing facilities, reducing reliance on Eskom and cutting carbon emissions by more than 50,000 tonnes annually.
• Yellow Door EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 March 2025PPC signed a 24.5 MW Solar Power Purchase Agreement with Yellow Door Energy, a renewable energy independent power producer (IPP). This partnership supports PPC's sustainability objectives and reduces reliance on the national grid through renewable energy supply.
• Sinoma Overseas Development CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 July 2024PPC entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Sinoma Overseas Development Corporation to explore sustainable practices and production innovation. This agreement focuses on developing environmentally sustainable cement manufacturing processes and production innovations.
• CIMERWA (Rwanda)coreOthers · 1 May 2017CIMERWA is PPC's Rwandan subsidiary supplying cement for the construction of a peat-to-power plant in Gisagara district. The peat-to-power project will add 80MW to Rwanda's national grid and is estimated to use 10,500 tonnes of CIMERWA 42.5R cement.
• National Building Society (Zimbabwe)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 May 2017PPC Zimbabwe partnered with contractors who are current tender holders with the National Building Society, collaborating on builder workshops across the country to improve construction standards.
• Sinoma International EngineeringcoreTechnology or Integration · 14 March 2017Sinoma International Engineering from China provided technology and expertise for the $82 million PPC Harare plant in Zimbabwe. Sinoma also contracted local labour and met PPC's local supply requirements. The plant incorporates world-class technology with bulk-handling and palletising capabilities.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Savannah Cement: Kenyan cement manufacturer with clinker and grinding capacity serving East Africa. Comparable scale and product mix to PPC's smaller regional subsidiaries, and competes in some overlapping tender markets.
• Tanga Cement Company: Tanzanian cement manufacturer supplying East African markets. Comparable integrated cement producer in a neighbouring geography to PPC's East African operations (Rwanda, Ethiopia), serving as a useful regional comp for market dynamics.

Direct peers

• AfriSam: South African cement, aggregate, and readymix producer and PPC's most direct domestic competitor across the same product categories. Currently being acquired by West China Cement for R2.5bn, making it the most direct head-to-head rival in the South African market.
• Sephaku Cement: South African cement producer operating a clinker plant at Lichtenburg and milling facilities, directly competing with PPC in the South African bagged and bulk cement market. Comparable mid-tier player with overlapping product range and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Dangote Cement: Africa's largest cement producer with pan-African operations including South Africa-adjacent markets. Comparable business model (integrated cement, pan-African geographic strategy) at vastly larger scale, anchoring the regional competitive landscape PPC operates in.
• Lafarge Africa: Subsidiary of Holcim Group operating integrated cement plants across Nigeria and South Africa. Competes with PPC in South African cement and shares the global-majors-via-African-subsidiary model that defines the upper tier of the regional competitive set.
• Heidelberg Materials: Global cement major that has publicly explored acquiring PPC. Operates a comparable cement-and-aggregates platform globally; its interest in PPC directly validates PPC's strategic value as a sub-Saharan African cement platform.
• CEMEX: Global building materials major with cement, ready-mix, and aggregates operations. Operates a comparable integrated materials model and serves as a strategic benchmark for how PPC's turnaround could scale product, geographic, and sustainability positioning.

Emerging players

• West China Cement: Chinese cement group completing the R2.5bn acquisition of AfriSam. Will become a direct competitor in South Africa and adjacent African markets once integration closes, with the financial firepower to challenge PPC's domestic share.
• BUA Cement: Nigerian cement producer with expanding pan-African ambitions and adjacent sub-Saharan presence. Comparable integrated cement model and a similar trajectory of domestic consolidation plus cross-border expansion, making it a relevant growth-stage peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ppc_africa
• Facebookfacebook.com/PPCisCement

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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