Africa & The Middle East

Sika is opening a concrete admixtures factory in Tanzania.

Groundbreaking has taken place on Ohorongo Cement’s Solar PV plant near Otavi.

TITAN Cement has recorded falls in emissions and water consumption in 2016, as well as improving levels of alternative fuel use.

Donors have committed US$105 million to fill the infrastructure projects funding gap in Somalia.

Gebr. Pfeiffer has been awarded a contract by BMIC.

Global lime producer, Carmeuse, is to take over management of a lime plant and quarry in Zambia from 1 July.

Six MAN 32/40 gensets have been supplied to power a new cement factory in Samawah, Iraq.

Elkon has supplied two compact concrete plants to a company in Tunisia.

Loesche will deliver 18 new vertical roller mills for the new plant at Beni Suef, Egypt.

Société Saoura ciment switches to MVR mill from Gebr. Pfeiffer for its new production line.

Turkish cement producer, Çimsa, is to invest US$170 million this year upgrading two of its cement plants.

FLSmidth has signed a contract to construct a huge new cement plant in North Africa.

Kuwait cement demand is forecast to return to growth in 2017, after falling 1.2% in 2016.

Qalaa Holding’s subsidiaries have completed the sale of 100% of ASEC Ciment Algerie.

Libyan Cement Co. is making plans to restart its cement plants in Benghazi, Libya, which were heavily damaged last year during fighting in the region.