# West Cement to acquire AfriSam for 25 billion rand

West Cement has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of South African building materials supplier AfriSam from 10 independent third parties for a maximum cash consideration of 25 billion South African Rand (approximately USD 145 million). AfriSam has annual capacities of 4.5 million tons of cement, 5 million tons of aggregates, and 1.5 million cubic meters of ready-mix concrete in South Africa, Botswana, and Lesotho.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-04-11
- Where: South Africa
- Value: $145.0M (25.0B ZAR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 4.5 million tons cement per year, 5 million tons aggregates per year, 1.5 million cubic meters ready-mix concrete per year
- Products: cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [AfriSam Group Limited](https://endata.com/companies/22159.md) (target)
- [West Cement](https://endata.com/companies/91352.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [en.wedoany.com](https://en.wedoany.com/shortnews/139303.html), 2026-04-11: "West Cement recently reached an agreement with 10 independent third parties to acquire 100% of the shares of South African building materials supplier AfriSam for a maximum cash consideration of 25 billion South African Rand."

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