Africa Green Cement and Concrete Market Report and Forecast 2025-2034

Green Cement is an eco-friendly cement that employs a carbon-negative method of production. The primary raw materials utilised in the production of green cement are typically wastes that have been discarded by various industries. Commonly used industrial wastes for green cement production include slag and fly ash. Green cement construction offers substantial benefits by minimising industrial waste disposal which tends to be a substantial contributor to land pollution.

Figure: Size of the Construction Market, 2023, USD Trillion

Countries in Africa are heavily investing in construction projects, both infrastructure and superstructure. The construction industry is among the rapidly growing sectors on the continent. The rising population and urbanisation in the continent are contributing to the strong growth of the construction sector. The increasing demand for sustainable building and construction materials supports the Africa green cement and concrete market expansion.

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Key Trends and Developments

Africa Green Cement and Concrete Market Trends

The World Green Building Council is putting in efforts to increase the sustainability of Africa’s commercial property sector. For instance, in South Africa, the Council is promoting green building practices by providing the necessary tools, training, and knowledge to Africans. Members of the Green Building Councils (GBCs) across the region include South Africa, Mauritius, Ghana, Rwanda, Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania, and Namibia.

In the African region, there is a growing development of larger and more complex construction projects owing to rapid urbanisation, economic growth, a growing middle-class population, and regional integration. Further, the expanding population has increased the demand for affordable housing and schools in Africa. Reportedly, the continent saw an increase in construction projects by 20% in 2021 from 385 projects in 2020.

The demand for cost-effective, sustainable alternatives to traditional cement has supported the use of green cement to produce mortar for brick and block; and laying, rendering, plastering and repair works.

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Market Segmentation

Based on type, green cement dominates the Africa green cement and concrete market share while the green concrete segment is expected to offer lucrative growth opportunities to the market

There is a huge potential to boost the production of green cement in Africa owing to the abundance of clinker substitutes, such as fly ash, and slag, in South Africa and Nigeria, and calcined clay in West Africa.

Meanwhile, the abundance of industrial, agricultural, and natural waste materials, such as fly ash, rice husk ash, corncob ash, sugarcane bagasse, and volcanic ash, provides easy accessibility to raw materials for green concrete manufacturers.

The rising urbanisation in Africa is necessitating a high amount of concrete, providing an opportunity to convert the abundant agricultural waste materials into sustainable concrete.

Based on raw material, ground granulated blast-furnace slag based products account for a significant share of the Africa green cement and concrete market

As ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) is a low CO2, high-quality material, it has aided the development of green concrete to facilitate sustainable construction. Additionally, due to its excellent self-cementing properties, finely grounded granulated blast-furnace slag has been used to produce durable green concrete.

Further, there is also a surge in awareness regarding the benefits of fly ash in reducing the carbon footprint and cost of concrete while improving its workability and strength.

As power plants in countries like Morocco and South Africa produce a large amount of fly ash, it can potentially aid in developing geopolymer concrete, such as pre-cast heat-cured structural elements for buildings, further supporting the Africa green cement and concrete market growth.

Competitive Landscape

Other notable players operating in the Africa green cement and concrete market are Afrisam (South Africa) Properties (Pty) Ltd, Holcim Ltd, and CEMEX S.A.B. DE C.V., among others.

Africa Green Cement and Concrete Market Analysis by Countries

Increased consumption of construction materials has generated considerable carbon emissions, particularly with the production of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC). As a result, conventional concrete has been replaced with green concrete in the Egyptian residential sectors for non-structural concrete applications, thus contributing to the Africa green cement and concrete market development.

As Nigeria’s population continues to grow and get wealthier, its construction sector is anticipated to witness steady growth. The development of new projects provides an opportunity for the incorporation of green cement to build more environmentally friendly structures in the country.

Additionally, large amounts of fly ash, a raw material for green cement manufacturing, are produced by industrial plants in the region. The use of this waste is expected to increase, to prevent environmental degradation and pollution caused by disposing of it in landfills.

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