Africa & The Middle East

The High Court of Zambia has awarded full ownership of Zambezi Portland Cement to the Ventiglia family.

Gebr. Pfeiffer is to supply the first MVR mill to South Africa with the installation of an MVR 3750 C-4 million in a grinding plant in Port Elizabeth.

Saudi Cement is to upgrade its three GE 6B gas turbines with GE’s Advanced Gas Path (AGP) solution, marking the first time AGP has been applied in the cement industry.

East African cement producer, ARM Cement, has announced the resignation of Executive Director Rick Ashley and Company Secretary Ramesh Vora.

Lafarge Africa, a building materials supplier, has increased its net sales by 36% for 2017.

Dangote Cement is expecting to begin seaborne cement exports from Nigeria to other West African countries by the end of the year.

CBMI has recently signed contracts with LafargeHolcim in Morocco and Algeria ASEC Cement Co. in Algeria.

Dangote Cement has ordered two vertical mills from Gebr. Pfeiffer, the company’s first for the Kaiserslauten-based mill manufacturer.

Dangote Cement has reported higher sales volumes and profits in 1Q17.

Dangote Cement has appointed Joseph Oyenani Makoju as Managing Director/CEO, while Cherie Blair and Sir Mick Davies join the board.

South African cement producer has announced the appointment of two new non-executive directors to its board.

Prices for traded portland cement and clinker in the Mediterranean Basin and Persion Gulf-Arabian Sea regions are up slightly in April.

Loesche is contributing two vertical roller mills to the extension of the largest cement works in Nigeria.

Bamburi Cement has reported a fall in pre-tax profits on challenging market conditions and higher energy costs.

Omani lime producer, Carmeuse Majan, targets expansion from one to four kilns to feed growing demand for lime in the region.