Cement factsheet: Middle East and North Africa

The November 2014 issue includes a regional report on the cement sector in the Middle East and North Africa. This comprises an article by Suez Cement Group of Companies explaining how the group is working to advance environmental standards at its facilities across Egypt. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s Najran Cement Company provides details on the expansion plans and waste heat recovery projects at the Sultanah plant. FRITZ & MACZIOL and CIMAT have also co-written an article on logistics optimisation at Ciments de l’Atlas’ Ben Ahmed and Béni Mellal plants in Morocco, which you can read here.

The feature also includes a preview of the 19^th Arab International Cement Conference and Exhibition, which is taking place on 11 – 13 November in Morocco, as well as an infographic of key facts from the region’s cement sector (below).

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Process control and automation, pyroprocessing, materials handling and crushing, grinding and additives are among the other topics covered in the November issue. The magazine also comprises a special feature on health and safety, which includes a discussion of Aggregate Industries’ Healthy You initiative.

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Written by Louise Fordham

Read the article online at: https://www.worldcement.com/africa-middle-east/06112014/cement-factsheet-middle-east-north-africa-805/