12 October 2020 1 Min Read

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WATCH: How PPC posted hefty annual loss

PPC CEO Roland van Wijnen talks to Business Day TV about the group’s annual results

in Companies / Industrials by Business Day TV
Picture: 123RF/APICHART THODRAT
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Tough trading conditions complicated by the Covid-19 pandemic have weighed on PPC.

The cement maker has reported an annual loss of R2.4bn, which is more than twice the size of its market capitalisation.

Business Day TV spoke to PPC CEO Roland van Wijnen about the results.

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