Africa & The Middle East

GlobalData: South Africa’s construction sector suffers quarterly decline

Thursday 10 September 2020 09:16

After a sharp decline in construction output in Q2, GlobalData forecasts a contraction of 14.3% in 2020 for South Africa.

Saudi Arabia’s gigaprojects are a marathon not a sprint, says GlobalData’s MEED

Wednesday 26 August 2020 12:20

As Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) prepares to award a further SR3.5 billion (US$933 million) of contracts by the end of the year on its Red Sea Tourism Project, Colin Foreman, Deputy Editor at GlobalData’s MEED, offers his view.

Libya Herald reports that 8000 tons of cement are to arrive at Tobruk port

Thursday 13 August 2020 09:57

According to Libya’s state news agency LANA, the cement transport ship NS Spirit has arrived at its port, carrying 4 400 tons of bulk cement.

Mondi Paper Bags acquires paper bag lines from cement producers in Egypt

Wednesday 29 July 2020 09:02

The company will acquire two paper bag lines from Helwan Cement Company and InterCement Sacs.

Argos delivers masks and biosafety kits for Colombian customers

Friday 17 July 2020 09:45

The company has been delivering over 23 000 face masks and biosecurity kits, including thermometers and floor charts, to its construction and hardware customers around Colombia.

Cement maker PPC Zimbabwe finds investor for solar project

Wednesday 08 July 2020 09:33

Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) Zimbabwe, has found an investor to build and operate a 32MW solar power plant in Matabeleland South province.

BUA Cement to establish 3 million t cement plant

Wednesday 08 July 2020 08:50

Nigeria’s second largest cement producer is set to establish a 3 million t cement plant and a 50 megawatts power plant in the North Easter region of the country.

GlobalData: Further cuts to MENA construction sector expected for 2020

Monday 06 July 2020 09:12

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) construction sector is expected to be affected by lower oil production, low oil prices and contracting non-oil sectors.

Dangote Cement sustains 54 000 jobs

Monday 22 June 2020 10:28

The company has been able to sustain 54 000 jobs in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Senegal and South Africa.

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TCMA R&D Institute discusses ‘Project Mof4AIR’

Monday 22 June 2020 09:07

The company has become a partner for the Horizon 2020 project, ‘Project Mof4AIR’, which aims to develop and demonstrate the performances of Metal Organic Framework (MOF)-based carbon capture technologies in power plants and energy intensive industries.