Africa & The Middle East

Second year engineering students visit Ohorongo Cement plant.

The AfDB has increased its annual climate funding to US$5 billion

The government has launched the US$500 million Simona Group Building materials industrial park in Lusaka.

The 3 million tpy cement plant cost a reported US$600 million to build and is part of Dangote’s pan-African expansion plans.

Ron Wirahadiraksa, aged 55, will succeed Group CFO Thomas Aebischer who is pursuing new opportunities outside the Group.

BIMCO’s shipping market overview and outlook deals with global macro-economics.

Tenova has entered into final negotiations with SGS to sell Bateman Projects.

Qatar Primary Materials Company signed a Contract of Afreighment with Hyundai Glovis aimed at shipping 50 million t of aggregates to Qatar.

During the events several valuable prizes including modern TVs and smart phones were given to the winners.

Estanda supervised the assembly of a new cement mill in Mozambique.

Lafarge Nigeria has completed a 100% acquisition of Nigeria's third-largest cement manufacturer UNICEM.

British Safety Council has launched the 2016 International Safety Awards to recognise employers’ commitment to keeping workplaces safe.

OOCT, the trust established by Ohorongo Cement, has donated medical supplies to Onandjokwe Hospital.

Cemex has officially announced the winners of ‘INTEGRATE your ideas’.

Cemex made the announcement during the United Nations Private Sector Forum 2015 meetings held in New York City.