Africa & The Middle East

Infrastructure construction in East Africa to grow sharply over next five years

Wednesday 10 October 2018 09:04

Investments from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania are expected to lead to a sharp growth in infrastructure construction.

Lafarge Africa shareholders approve rights issue

Monday 08 October 2018 10:04

Shareholders in Lafarge Africa have approved a plan to raise NGN 90 billion

FOREX shortage hits Zimbabwe’s cement companies

Friday 05 October 2018 09:12

A shortage of foreign currency is hitting Zimbabwean cement producers’ ability to maintain and run their plants, resulting in production shortages.

CEMEX presents international finalists for its Building Award

Thursday 04 October 2018 10:53

CEMEX has announced the international finalists for its 2018 Building Award

Lafarge Africa to raise NGN90 billion in rights issue

Thursday 04 October 2018 08:56

Lafarge Africa’s shareholders have approved the raising of NGN90 billion via a rights issues, as well the restructuring of existing short-term loans.

CW Research forecast a decline in cement consumption

Friday 28 September 2018 09:19

Global cement consumption is predicted to marginally decline following a reduction in Chinese demand

HeidelbergCement to sell White Cement plant in Egypt

Thursday 27 September 2018 09:53

Subsidiary of HeidelbergCement, Helwan Cement, has agreed to sell its white cement plant in Egypt

Vortex Global appoints representative agent for Egypt

Tuesday 18 September 2018 10:40

Vortex Global Ltd, a solids and bulk handling components company, has appointed ALRIAD International Agencies & Trading as its new representative agent for Egypt.

CEMEX supplies cement to Assiut barrage project in Egypt

Monday 10 September 2018 10:24

The company acted as the main cement supplier to the project, which is expected to provide irrigation water for 690 000 hectares of agricultural land as well as water and renewable energy to a number of cities.