Africa & The Middle East - 06 May 2014

Pending final government approval, Suez Cement is reportedly planning a EGP300 million conversion project to switch two of its plants to burn coal instead of natural gas.

The cost of sales has been higher than anticipated but the company says it remains committed to keeping the price of cement down.

ASEC Engineering enters the Sub-Saharan African market with an O&M contract with Cimento Nacionale Ltda in Mozambique.

Saudi Arabia’s United Cement Industrial Company will install a Loesche raw mill at its plant in Al-Sadiya.