Africa & The Middle East

FLSmidth to construct its first Supercentre in Africa, offering spare parts and repairs to the region.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan attends commissioning ceremony at the Obajana plant as Dangote Cement continues with expansion plans.

M.H. Azadi et al. discuss the application of waste calcium carbonate powders from marble stone sawing as a cement raw material

ASEC Cement continues capacity expansion at Algerian cement plant whilst constructing 1.9 million tpa greenfield plant in Egypt.

Shushmul Maheshwari, RNCOS, Russia, presents an overview of the cement sector in the MENA region and Turkey. This article is an abridged version of the full article, which appeared in the June 2012 issue of World Cement.

Dangote Cement outlines ambitious expansion plans, aiming to increase its production capacity by 49 million t over the next three years.

Dangote Cement releases 1Q12 financial results.

FLSmidth has won a contract to supply a 6000 tpd cement production line for a company in the Middle East.

Paul Maxwell-Cook’s Industry Insight looks at Nigeria’s burgeoning cement industry, its expansion plans both domestically and further afield, and the impact of Chinese investment. This article is an abridged version of the full article, which appeared in the May 2012 issue of World Cement.

Dangote Cement’s pre-tax profit rose to N118.28 billion in 2011. Dangote also plans to list on the London Stock Exchange next year, to finance its rapid expansion.

Cement plant in Saudi Arabia will be equipped with a Gebr. Pfeiffer grinding plant.

Report on the GCC cement industry reveals increased profits despite an average fall in prices.

Intensiv-Filter has received an order for a common bag filter from Ciment de Sibline, Lebanon.

New capacity and planned expansions could spell the end of expensive imports for Nigeria.

Global Investment House, Kuwait, discusses the state of the cement industry in the GCC region.