Africa & The Middle East

A brief write-up of recent news from the major equipment suppliers.

Pretoria Portland Cement and South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation have invested in a 47% holding of Habesha Cement.

Paul Maxwell-Cook turns to the Middle East, providing a summary of the latest news and reports from the region’s cement industry.

Paul Maxwell-Cook takes a look at recent developments in Africa’s cement markets.

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.