Africa & The Middle East

Nambian cement company, Ohorongo Cement, has received the Diamond Arrow Award from PMR Africa.

The Chairman and two non-executive directors have stepped down as part of a strategic realignment of the PPC’s board.

The speaker line up at Africa CemenTrade has been released and includes a range of Sub-Saharan Africa’s cement producers, as well as equipment suppliers.

Namibian cement company, Ohoronge Cement, has reached 365 days without a lost-day injury.

The company’s Managing Director attributed the feat to a keen focus on safety and identifying potential incidents and mitigating them.

Weak demand in Egypt and margin pressure in Sub-Saharan Africa marked HeidelbergCement’s results in Africa in 2017.

FLSmidth is to supply a 12 000 tpd integrated cement plant to ETHRB Group in Algeria in partnership with Beijing Triumph Engineering.

CEMEX reported a challenging year in its Asia, Middle East and Africa business on weakness in the key Egyptian and Filipino markets.

thyssenkrup are to supply a production line for a LafargeHolcim cement plant in Morocco.

Wärtsilä and Najran Cement Company renew three year agreement for the installation of two new power plants.

PPC, a South African cement producer, appoints permanent CEO.

LafargeHolcim is to supply customised cement for port construction projects in Ecuador and Morocco.

South Africa’s largest cement maker announced higher year-on-year revenues and earnings in the nine months to the end of 2017.

PPC’s pan-African operations delivered promising performance in 2017, with sales up in Rwanda and Zimbabwean and increased market share in DRC.

PPC’s South African business saw volumes fall in 2017, as demand in South Africa remains muted.