Africa & The Middle East

Samir Sabry, BMIC Cement Company, relates the difficulties associated with building a cement plant during the mass uprising of 2011.

Ohrongo Cement won five awards at the NMA Manufacturer of the Year Awards.

Ohorongo’s extension to its Composite Cement Plant will allow it to produce double the entire demand of Namibia.

The completion marks an important and final step in the merger process of the Group’s legacy companies.

HeidelbergCement has taken another step to optimise the financing of the Italcementi acquisition.

Building officials, architects, contractors, specifiers and designers can utilise ICC-ES Evaluation Reports.

AS-Schneider is continuing to invest in the growth market of the Middle East.

Ohorongo Cement won three awards at the NSI National Quality Awards.

CHRYSO opens a new industrial site in Algiers.

The cumulative growth of cement consumption in the first nine months of the year stood at 4.8%.

The 3-year asset management agreement will see Wärtsilä assume responsibility for the operations and maintenance of Umm AlQura’s power plant in Saudi Arabia.

Dry bulk shipping markets are slowly improving from a very low level as the demand side falters.

This is BASF’s first construction chemicals plant in West Africa.

The new fellowship will be awarded to graduate students studying in the field of structural engineering with an emphasis in reinforced concrete design.

The Omani cement company reportedly saw a dip in 3Q15 net profit from OR5.29 million to OR4.84 million.