Sohar Cement Factory has recently launched the SAP S4/HANA and SAP Success Factors development project. This system is considered to be the new generation of the commercial SAP programme group.
The company will supply a package of three bucket elevators, three belt bucket elevators type BWG and three Samson material feeders for the new OYAK plant, which is situated near Kribi in Cameroon.
The company has signed an agreement with Sinoma CBMI of China for the construction of three new cement plants of 3 million tpy in Edo, Sokoto and Adamawa states of Nigeria.
Construction output growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in 2020 has been adjusted further to -5.2% from the previous forecast of -4.9%, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
The company has been recognised at two Best Employer Brand Awards, one focused on Oman companies and the other on GCC corporate entities.
The World Cement Association announced today it has appointed two new Directors: Roland van Wijnen, CEO of Africa’s PPC Ltd., and Mahendra Singhi Managing Director & CEO of India’s Dalmia Cement.
AUMUND France has supplied a complete solution package to LafargeHolcim Côte d’Ivoire for clinker discharge from a new silo with a capacity of 75 000t.
Chinese general contractor Sinoma International Engineering and its affiliated CBMI Construction are building a new cement plant for Les Ciments du Sahel in Senegal, which will be almost completely equipped with conveying solutions from the AUMUND Group.
The projects seek to achieve very low embodied CO2 footprint buildings using low carbon cement-based materials and locally available resources.
The company, a LafargeHolcim joint venture with CDC Group, is deploying 3D printing technology at scale to build affordable and low-carbon housing and schools in Africa, starting in Malawi.
Due to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 outbreak, Oman’s construction industry is set to decline by 10.3%, according to GlobalData.
In line with its commitment to improving literacy and developing human capital in Nigeria, Lafarge Africa Plc has launched a National Essay Competition for pupils in public primary and secondary schools in the country.
The company has invested in a number of biodiversity projects in order to mitigate the environmental impact of cement production.
Arab Swiss Engineering Company ASEC and the Sudanese producer, Al-Takamol Cement Company, have announced that they will sign a 3-year agreement for the operation and maintenance of Al-Takamol Cement Plant.
The company has been awarded with a new contract for the supply of a second cement grinding station to ACICO Cement, consisting of a complete cement mill workshop.