Africa & The Middle East

The fourth annual Women’s Forum saw PPC and top African business leaders collaborate on a gender transformation agenda.

Construction chemicals company Fosroc is to buy a majority stake in the Turkish cement additives company, Idea Kimya.

Ambuja Cements was up 1.29%, ACC rose 1.37%, UltraTech Cement also rose 1.4% and Shree Cement climbed 1.28%.

The paper looked at how to: incentivise; communicate; build skills; start young; promote diversity and the next steps needed.

The 1H15 results show the benefit of increased clinker production, but were dampened by financial costs and currency depreciation.

Viv Williamson, FPE Global, UK, outlines solutions for treating flue gases.

The Cement Company of Northern Nigeria has reported increased profit after tax for the 2014 financial year.

Viv Williamson, FPE Global, UK, outlines solutions for treating flue gases.

CNBM along with FLSmidth Pvt has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mamba Cement Company.

Proposed ASTM standard will measure electrical resistance of fresh concrete.

Oman's Raysut Company is to establish a subsidiary firm to supply cement to the African country of Somalia.

Ohorongo Cement’s funding is being ‘Namibianised’, with RMB Namibia appointed mandated lead arranger for the financial restructuring.

The company’s second manufacturing plant in the country is expected to be commissioned in the second half of 2016.

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international cement industry, from the latest construction outlooks to recent projects and developments.

Dangote Cement has just commissioned a new cement plant in Zambia and plans to double capacity, according to reports.