Africa & The Middle East

The sixth LafargeHolcim Forum focuses on ‘re-materialising construction’.

HeidelbergCement Trading has made management changes following the departures of CEO Emir Adigüzel, and Deputy CEO and General Director Kerim Erben.

Eriez Metalarm metal detector sold to MMD Mineral Sizing (Europe) Ltd for the HALO Trust’s landmine removal efforts in Africa.

According to GlobalData, Turkey’s currency and surging interest rates have plunged its construction industry into recession.

LafargeHolcim is supporting several landmark projects in the building of Egypt’s new capital.

Intercem has been won an order for a cement grinding plant in Kamsar, Guinea.

The Ethiopian cement industry grew strongly between 2013 and 2018, seeing the country become a net exporter of the building material, after years as a net importer.

Cemengal has been awarded a contract for the supply of a cement grinding station by Kuwait ACICO Cement.

FLSmidth has signed a contract for a greenfield cement plant with Abay Industrial Development Share Co. in Ethiopia.

AUMUND is to supply Dangote Cement with conveying and storage technology.

Following a successful partnership between AUMUND France and AUMUND China, the company has received an order for two new cement plants in Algeria.

Cao Jianglin, General Manager of the China National Building Material Group, has visited building projects across Nigeria.

The Tianjin Cement Industry Design and Research Institute Co. has successfully ignited a kiln at Whale Rock Cement in Namibia.

Lafarge Africa has won awards for clean and affordable energy and education at the 2018 awards.

Part of the LafargeHolcim Group, Hima Cement has launched its new Supaset Cement brand.