Africa & The Middle East

The 3D printing of the 10 housing units in Kenya’s Mvule Gardens project was made possible with Holcim’s proprietary 3D printing ink, produced in Kenya for the first time.

Climate tech pioneer Carbon Re is joining forces with cement manufacturing consulting firm A³&Co.® to accelerate the decarbonisation of the cement industry.

ABB has delivered advanced automation and digital technologies to Votorantim Cimentos, as it embraces Industry 4.0 in cement to simultaneously optimise production and decarbonise operations.

More than 14 000 entries were submitted from every major continent, by both amateur and professional photographers for this year’s competition, run by the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA).

The appointments were agreed in a unanimous vote at the WCA General Assembly Meeting, which took place virtually this month.

Ciments de l'Afrique (CIMAF) has ordered the MVR vertical roller mill for its plant at Keur Moussa in Senegal.

Leading producer of limestone products digitises its business to raise efficiency and support industrial and manufacturing growth in Saudi Arabia and beyond.

Imran Akram, IA Cement, considers the state of the global cement market and outlines the prospects for what may be a difficult year ahead.

Intercem discusses a new clinker and raw material receiving hopper and reveals how it has transformed the materials handling capabilities of one Ivorian port operator.

The Eco-Label applies to all cement and concrete with at least 30% lower CO2 footprint.

Roland van Wijnen, CEO: “The PPC group continues to deliver sound cash generation and deleverage the balance sheet despite difficult trading conditions in its core South African and Botswana cement market."

OYAK Cement and IKN GmbH signed a contract for a new 5000 tpd IKN Pendulum Cooler for the OYAK plant in Ünye, Turkey.

The company has signed an amendment to its 2019 contract with Amarenco SolarizEgypt (ASE) to establish a Solar Photovoltaic (PV) plant at its Suez facility.

Dangote Cement PLC, Africa’s largest cement producer, has announced unaudited results for the nine months ended 30 September 2022.

Leilac, is pleased to announce it has signed a perpetual global licence agreement for the use of its decarbonisation technology with Heidelberg Materials, one of the world’s largest building materials companies.