Africa & The Middle East

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.

ASEC’s Al-Minya Cement O&M contract has been extended for the ninth year

Inji Khalil, Lafarge Egypt, discusses the co-processing of waste and the development of waste management in Egypt

Cement consumption in Oman is expected to reach 11 million t in 2023, underpinned by positive growth in both private and public consumption.

The American Concrete Institute has announced Ahmad Mhanna as its new Regional Director of the Middle East

A new cement plant has been launched by Lephema Executive Group in Lesotho in partnership with Lafarge.

Lafarge Africa Plc has recorded net sales of NGN162 billion for 1H18, NGN82 billion for 2Q18, and NGN72 billion for 3Q18

Investments from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania are expected to lead to a sharp growth in infrastructure construction.

Shareholders in Lafarge Africa have approved a plan to raise NGN 90 billion