Africa & The Middle East

The new plant would increase the company’s capacity in Angola to 1.8 million tpa.

The €16 million cement mill will add 1 million tpa to the Tema grinding plant.

Gebr. Pfeiffer is to supply a 450 tph MPS vertical roller mill for a cement plant in northern Iraq.

Disagreements over which government ministries should take responsibility for the assessment and implementation of pricing controls could delay action to be taken on the recommendations of the recent panel on competition within Israel’s cement market.

Gabriele Teutrine, Teutrine, Germany, presents a case study of a girth gear reversal. This is an abridged version of the full article, which appeared in the December 2012 issue of World Cement. Subscribers can view the full article by logging in.

After much deliberation, a government panel sitting on the issue of competition stimulation in the Israeli cement market reports its findings.

The report details reductions in dust and CO2 emissions.

After nine years, Joel Feldschuh announces his departure from the Israeli cement company.

The contract outlines plans to prepare global tender documents for what will be Qatar National Cement Company’s 5th plant.

Gebr. Pfeiffer has been awarded the contract to supply an MPS 5000 B VRM for raw material grinding at a HeidelbergCement-owned plant in Togo.

Wärtsilä will continue to provide operations and maintenance services to United Cement Company’s power plant in Nigeria.

The company has balanced the challenges of the domestic market with solid exports and efficiency measures to achieve a 2% growth in its net profits.

Faced with a slowing South African economy, the company is investing in Ethiopia.

Oman’s largest cement producer reports increased sales and profits.

As ASEC cement’s new 2 million tpa greenfield plant began testing, the new Governor of Minya – Dr Moustafa Kamel Eissa – visited the plant for a briefing on how it is likely to create 1200 new jobs within his governorate.