Africa & The Middle East

In May 2011, Chengdu Design & Research Institute of Building Materials Industry awarded Bedeschi the contract to supply a clay reclaimer type BEL F 160/19.

Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to supply the engineering, equipment and construction for a power plant to be delivered for Hail Cement, a Saudi Arabian cement manufacturer.

FLSmidth has received an order from BUA International Limited to supply a 6000 tpd cement plant in Nigeria. The value of the contract has not been disclosed.

As part of larger industry rehabilitation plans, Turkish group Partner Teknik has been awarded a cement plant contract in Iraq.

Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria is reportedly doubling its cement production capacity in response to increasing demand.

Lafarge has inaugurated its first distribution centre in the UAE.

Katherine Markham looks at the cement market in Egypt and surrounding countries in the wake of the political uncertainty that has spread across the region.

Ethiopia’s cement output is set to increase by over 50% later on this year to in a move towards self-sufficiency.

North Sinai Cement’s Chairman predicts the Egyptian cement sector will expand production capacity by 30% by 2012.

The new Sh.500 million plant will add between 2000 – 4000 tpd to the company’s current capacity.

A recent hike in cement prices has left consumers disappointed and angry.

The increasing cement prices across Nigeria in the last four months have left stakeholders concerned.

An update from some key cement manufacturers in Sub-Saharan and East Africa.

Dangote group has signed a US$3.9 billion contract with Sinoma International Engineering Company to construct additional cement lines in six African nations.

The lack of long-term availability of natural gas is cited as reason behind suspending cement plant construction plans in northern Oman.