Africa & The Middle East

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.

Siwertell, part of Cargotec, has secured its fourth road-mobile unloader order from Turkish cement specialist, Muhammet Gümüstas.

Dangote Cement has raised the price of cement in Nigeria after a devaluation in the naira and disruptions to its natural-gas supply.

Severe overcapacity in the market and recently agreed contract rates on the transpacific trade lanes keeps pressure high on the liner companies.

Growth expectations for global GDP have come down by 0.1 percentage point for both 2016 and 2017.

Magotteaux has signed a significant contract for the supply of two full cement lines.

Dangote Cement has announced an update on trading and its conversion to coal.

SCHADE’s latest two orders have come from the cement industry.

Lafarge Africa has hosted an awareness workshop on the LafargeHolcim Awards

thyssenkrupp supports its employees and as a “PROUTEMPLOYER” is sending a strong signal for a tolerant working world.

Sika has established new national subsidiaries in Djibouti and Cameroon.

thyssenkrupp is advocating diversity as a crucial component for success in global technology companies.