Africa & The Middle East

Oman Cement is continuing its programme of improvement with plans to upgrade its power plant.

An order for a 12 000 tph cement plant in North Africa has become effective, after several conditions – including receipt of the down payment by FLSmidth – were met.

Oman Cement has reported solid results for first nine months of the year, despite challenging market conditions.

Sika has opened a new production facility in Angola.

LafargeHolcim reported a solid rise in like-for-like cement sales in 3Q17, while earnings benefitted from growth in the Americas and Europe.

LafargeHolcim has become the latest big-name cement maker to be linked with South Africa’s largest cement maker, PPC.

The Chairman of Dangote Cement will step down at the end of 2017.

Dangote Cement has maintained its strong hold on the Nigerian Cement market.

LafargeHolcim inaugurated the new CILAS cement plant in Algeria on 17 October.

Start-up of new cement mills at Arabian Cement Co.'s Rabigh cement plant in Saudi Arabia has been delayed again.

Loescheis involved in a new construction project with three vertical roller mills for a large cement plant in Egypt.

China will drag down average cement consumption growth over the next five years, as the country continues to battle overcapacity, counterbalancing a rosier outlook elsewhere.

Shareholder opposition may scupper the PPC-AfriSam tie up, the PPC chairman has admitted. Speaking to local media, Peter Nelson said that a “number of shareholders” have indicated their concerns.

Al Wusta Cement has been allocated land by the Special Economic Zone of Duqm for the construction of a new cement plant.

Dangote Cement has said it is no longer interested in acquiring South Africa’s largest cement producer, PPC.