Africa & The Middle East

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.

AUMUND Fördertechnik will supply 41 machines for a new kiln line at the Medcem Madencilik cement plant in Silifke in the Turkish province Mersin.

Dangote Cement Plc, Africa's largest cement producer, has provided an update for stakeholders and the public on the recent shutdown at its Obajana Cement plant in Kogi State.

Seddiq Hassani, Bamburi Cement, explains how green energy is being utilised to eliminate the company’s carbon footprint.

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and the United Cities and Local Government of Africa (UCLG Africa) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Africa Climate Week 2022 that will see increased collaboration towards decarbonising cement and concrete industries on the African continent, to build sustainable and resilient cities and communities.

The World Cement Association (WCA) has held its first CEO-exclusive, pre-conference webinar, in which participants concluded that cement producers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) can halve carbon emissions with zero or low capital expenditure.

Suez Cement Group – a subsidiary of HeidelbergCement has become the first grey cement company in Egypt and Africa to obtain an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certificate in accordance with international ISO standard.

The Board of Directors of Cementir Holding N.V. today examined and approved the consolidated unaudited results for the first half and the second quarter of 2022.

The World Review provides coverage of cement plant projects and upgrades from around the world on a country-by-country, plant-by-plant basis. The 2022 Edition of the World Review is sponsored by CEMENGAL

Bursa Çimento Fabrikasi A.S. is upgrading its Bursa cement plant in order to reduce CO2 emissions and keep energy consumption to a minimum.

AUMUND will supply machines and Silo Discharge Gates to Bilim Makina A.S for a new kiln line at Baherden Cement in Turkmenistan.

Turkey’s trade deficit grew by 155.2% year-on-year (YoY) in May 2022, driven by a relative rise in the value of imports to exports owing primarily to a steep increase in the cost of imported energy.