Africa & The Middle East

Ethiopia’s Habesha Cement is looking for new financing after DBE pulled 70% of its original loan offering.

New cement mill contract in Saudi Arabia shows plants pushing to add capacity to meet soaring demand.

Loesche is to supply equipment for Dangote Cement’s new grinding facility in Cameroon.

PPC continues expansion plans outside of South Africa, as its Zimbabwe subsidiary celebrates its centenary.

Dangote Cement announces that the Gboko plant has been reopened following talks with the Nigerian government.

Since a 2010 hike in the price of diesel, government-owned cement production has suffered.

PPC reports growth and remains cautiously optimistic about the coming year.

Saudi Arabian cement company, Yanbu, has posted its 2012 results and is named as the Saudi cement sector’s number one stock pick.

Loesche has been contracted to supply grinding technology for Dangote Cement’s Menagasha plant in Ethiopia.

Loesche will supply three VRMs to Dangote Cement’s Obajana plant in Nigeria.

Oman Cement Company’s net profit and total revenue achieves y/y growth.

Loesche’s largest vertical roller mills are being used to equip the doubling of the Nigerian cement plant.

Generous allocations for infrastructure in the budget will see an increase in demand.

With one of its domestic plants closing and a pressure group formed to force the government into action over the alleged glut, we take a quick look at the latest news to come from Nigerian Cement giant, Dangote

Amid fears that the project might not take off, the CEO of Cemtech Sanghi Group has made assurances that the plant will be finished in the first half of 2014.