Africa & The Middle East

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.

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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.

MSG Group of Companies through its DIFC Dubai based subsidiary company Horn Holding Group ltd (HHG) has signed an agreement with Bedeschi SPA for the construction of phase 1 of a full cement plant which will take about 18 months with an installed production capacity of 700 000 tpy of cement.

Cimencam (Holcim Group) will expand production at its plant in Figuil, in the north of Cameroon, and use Gebr. Pfeiffer's energy-efficient MVR mills for grinding raw material and cement.

The World Cement Association (WCA) announced today that Maweni Limestone, subsidiary of Huaxin Cement Group, has joined the international network as a Corporate Member.

Owing to ongoing economic instability in the form of high inflation, currency depreciation and rising prices for energy and construction materials, Egypt’s construction industry growth is expected to stand at 9.7% in real terms in 2022, following an 8.5% growth in 2021, found GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.