# West China Cement acquires AfriSam

China's West China Cement (WCC) announced the acquisition of the total equity interest of AfriSam, a leading black-controlled construction materials group in Southern Africa with operations in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini and a cement production capacity of 4.5 Mta.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-04-19
- Where: Southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini), South Africa
- Value: $140.0M (2.50B ZAR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 4.5 Mta cement production capacity
- Products: cement, construction materials
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [PPC Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/22158.md) (partner)
- [AfriSam Group Limited](https://endata.com/companies/22159.md) (target)
- [West China Cement](https://endata.com/companies/44321.md) (acquirer)
- [AfriSam Holdings Proprietary Limited](https://endata.com/companies/92220.md) (target)

## Sources

- [ccf2up.com](https://ccf2up.com/chinas-wcc-expands-in-southern-africa-with-afrisam/), 2026-04-19: "China’s West China Cement (WCC) announced the acquisition of the total equity interest of Afrisam."
- [za.headtopics.com](https://za.headtopics.com/news/ppc-cites-dumping-risk-in-chinese-deal-with-rival-afrisam-83413670), 2026-05-16: "The Competition Commission approved the acquisition bid in December, paving the way for West China Cement to acquire AfriSam for R2.5bn."
- [africaprivateequitynews.com](https://www.africaprivateequitynews.com/p/standard-bank-advises-west-china), 2026-05-30: "Standard Bank acted as financial advisor to West China Cement Limited on its acquisition of 100% of AfriSam Holdings Proprietary Limited"

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