Lafarge Emirates Cement to install FLSmidth burner at UAE plant
The JETFLEX® PLUS burner is the first to be installed in the LafargeHolcim Group, and will be used at the company’s Fujairah plant in the United Arab Emirates.
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InterCement plans IPO for European and African assets
InterCement expects to list its European and African cement operations next year in move it expects to raise €1.5 billion.
JSW Cement to invest US$150 million into new clinker facility in UAE
JSW Cement, a subsidiary of JSW Group based in Mumbai, is investing US$150 million into a new 1 million tpy clinker facility in Fujairah, UAE.
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Sea cement and clinker trade prices remained unchanged in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea region
An update from CW Research shows that in July, prices for bulk ordinary Portland cement and for prompt deliveries of bulk ordinary grade clinker remained flat in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea region.
PAC signed on fifth production line at Umm Bab
Qatar National Cement Co. and Fives FCB have signed the provisional acceptance certificate finalising the implementation of the fifth production line at the Umm Bab plant.
PPC achieves investment-grade rating
S&P Global Ratings has upgraded its rating on South African cement producer, PPC, to investment-grade zaA.
LafargeHolcim appoints new Head of Region Middle East Africa
Miljan Gutovic, who joined the company this year, succeeds Saâd Sebbar.
Bamburi Cement finishes construction of production line at Nairobi grinding plant
The new line increases total capacity at the plant by 900 000 tpy to 2.4 million tpy.
BUA Group expands cement production capacity to meet West African demand
The Nigerian conglomerate has expanded its Sokoto cement plant production capacity threefold.
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AUMUND Group receives two orders from Turkish cement producers
German materials handling specialist, AUMUND Group, has received two new orders from Turkish cement companies, Dinçer Çimento and Askale Çimento
Turkish cement production rises in February
Turkish cement production continued its strong start to the year in February, increasing 84.18% year on year.
Third cement plant opens in Nacala, Mozambique
A third cement plant has been inaugurated by President Filipe Nyusi in the northern Mozambican city of Nacala.
Umm Bab starts production on fifth clinker line
Qatar National Cement’s Umm Bab plant has started clinker production on its fifth line, which was supplied by French engineering company, Fives.
Ibeto Cement secures US$850 million financing deal
Nigerian cement company, Ibeto Cement, has signed a financing agreement with New York-based private equity company, Milost Global.
CEMEX to supply cement to major Egyptian infrastructure projects
CEMEX is to supply cement and concrete to major Egyptian infrastructure projects, including two tunnels under the Suez Canal to link the Sinai Peninsula with mainland Egypt.