Africa & The Middle East

Sandvik Coromant has announced the winner of the global Graphene Challenge competition.

Caterpillar emphasised its commitment to Egypt’s infrastructure development at the US-Africa Business Forum.

Raysut Cement has raised production capacity at its plant to 130 000 – 140 000 tpy of cement.

Funds will enhance company and dealer footprint as well as provide critical skills training.

As part of strategies to make its products affordable on the Ghanaian market, Dangote Cement is introducing the ‘tarpaulin concept’.

Hangzhou HOTA M&E Company has successfully bid for the bucket elevators and chain conveyors of two lines of Biskra Cement in Algeria.

On 4–5 October 2016, Dubai will host CMT’s 11th MiddleEast CemenTrade delegates.

LafargeHolcim is considering withdrawing from several markets as part of its efforts to make last year's mega-merger a success.

FLSmidth has signed another contract with Wadi El Nile Cement Company.

The shipyards have become the next victim of the deteriorating conditions in the dry bulk market.

Dangote Cement has announced its plan to start mining coal at Ankpa, Kogi State, in November.

Facts taken from The October issue of World Cement.

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote’s fortune has fallen by 35% this year.

Société de Maintenance de l’Est awarded a contract to Claudius Peters Projects for the supply of two identical packing plants.

In December 2015 Intercem was awarded a contract by Lafarge-Holcim for the turn-key-supply of a hot gas system for a coal mill in Chekka.