Africa & The Middle East

Qatar National Cement Co. and Fives FCB have signed the provisional acceptance certificate finalising the implementation of the fifth production line at the Umm Bab plant.

S&P Global Ratings has upgraded its rating on South African cement producer, PPC, to investment-grade zaA.

Miljan Gutovic, who joined the company this year, succeeds Saâd Sebbar.

The new line increases total capacity at the plant by 900 000 tpy to 2.4 million tpy.

The Nigerian conglomerate has expanded its Sokoto cement plant production capacity threefold.

German materials handling specialist, AUMUND Group, has received two new orders from Turkish cement companies, Dinçer Çimento and Askale Çimento

Turkish cement production continued its strong start to the year in February, increasing 84.18% year on year.

A third cement plant has been inaugurated by President Filipe Nyusi in the northern Mozambican city of Nacala.

Qatar National Cement’s Umm Bab plant has started clinker production on its fifth line, which was supplied by French engineering company, Fives.

Nigerian cement company, Ibeto Cement, has signed a financing agreement with New York-based private equity company, Milost Global.

CEMEX is to supply cement and concrete to major Egyptian infrastructure projects, including two tunnels under the Suez Canal to link the Sinai Peninsula with mainland Egypt.

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.