Africa & The Middle East

Oman National Engineering & Investment Co has taken delivery of the first mini-excavators in Oman.

PPC has donated cement to a home for elderly women.

Qalaa Holdings’ subsidiaries have signed a Share Purchase Framework Agreement.

Protesters have attacked and vandalised a Dangote cement factory in Oromiya, Ethiopia.

Qalaa Holdings announced its units signed preliminary agreement to sell 100% stake in ASEC Algeria Cement for US$60 million.

HeidelbergCement purchased the remaining Italcementi shares that had not been tendered in the mandatory tender offer.

Oman's Raysut Cement reported a 22.7 percent drop in Q3 net profit.

Dangote Cement has turned to locally-mined coal to power its plants in a bid to end disruptions caused by gas shortages.

Hima plans to raise its market share and increase exports to neighbouring markets by doubling production capacity in early 2018.

Fives has delivered a new FCB TSV™ Classifier to Suez Cement Company in order to modernise a vertical ball mill.

AUMUND and Sweidan have opened a Spare Parts Stock in Riyadh.

The Ohorongo Otavi Community Trust has inaugurated a new kindergarten.

Intercem has completed construction, installation and commissioning for a cement plant in Uganda.

AUMUND has provided a specialised conveyor to a new steel plant in Algeria.

BIMCO has released its latest report on the development of dry bulk shipping.