Africa & The Middle East

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.

The company posted a net profit of 180 million riyals in the three months to 31 December.

Katherine Guenioui from World Cement looks at the new cement plant in Mongolia, owned by Moncement Building Materials LLC.

Katherine Guenioui from World Cement looks at the new cement plant in Mongolia, owned by Moncement Building Materials LLC.

Nominations for the South African Annual Women in Construction Awards have now opened.

Sika has released its financial results for 4Q15.

UltraTech is backed by Indian billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla.