Africa & The Middle East

Diamond Cement has complained to the government regarding undue competition from Nigeria's Dangote cement in Ghana.

The CHRYSO group has completed its acquisition of Doha based company Corrotech Qatar.

Cemengal has announced the startup of a new Plug&Grind for LafargeHolcim Zambia.

FLSmidth has signed a contract with Arabian Cement Company.

Local cement makers are claiming cement imports from Nigeria and China are flooding the market.

Ahmed Keikal, Chairmand and Founder of Qalaa Holdings, has participated in a CEO panel on day 1 of the World Economic Forum.

The overall index, which gauges the cost of shipping dry bulk including cement, ended unchanged at 354 points.

The negative indicators seen at the end of 2014 were not overcome in 2015.

BIMCO expects transported volumes to diminish as they traditionally do from the fourth quarter to the first.

The OOCT has donated medical equipment to Opuwo District Hospital.

Bestway won coveted awards in the categories of Green Energy Initiatives, Community Development & Service and Education & Scholarship.

Registration for the IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference is now available for purchase.

Ohorongo Cement has awarded bursaries to two electrical engineering students.

Özyurt Maden has become the first company in Turkey to purchase an SDLG CE-marked wheel loader since the recent launch of the LG958L at the KOMATEK trade fair.

In partnership with Cymot, the Ohorongo Otavi Community Trust has donated six bicycles to the Tsumeb Police.