Africa & The Middle East

Global Segment Manager at Malvern Panalytical, Murielle Goubard, discusses how the building materials industry can contribute towards a greener future.

Martin Engineering experts have witnessed where 'guarding by location' has led to a lapse in workplace safety, resulting in injuries and – in some cases – fatalities.

Fernando Gonzalez, CEO of Cemex has been elected as the new President of the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), whose members are committed to achieving net zero concrete by 2050.

The plant will have the world's largest new built flash activator for clay with a daily production capacity of 1280 t.

TÜRKÇIMENTO (the Turkish cement manufacturers’ association) provides an update on the state of the Turkish cement sector.

BUA Cement to be sold at an ex-factory price of 3500 Naira per bag.

The digitally enabled programme, CoachUP!, is the latest addition to Cemex EMEA’s existing portfolio of leadership development programmes and capability-building academies, unified under the award-winning Cemex University organisation.

Gaziantep-based big bag producer Prof Sentetik manufactures big bags with recycled polypropylene. To meet the high standards for heavy-duty tape fabric, Starlinger’s eqoCLEAN melt filter at the tape extrusion line ensures the purity of the melt.

Holcim and Bloomberg Media launch the second edition of the Circular Cities Barometer showcasing the world’s top cities leading the transition from a linear to a circular economy.

Cemex has inaugurated its new construction, demolition, and excavation waste recycling facility, located in Tel Aviv, Israel.

The competition is open to all – professionals, amateurs or anyone with a smart phone, with a top prize of US$10 000 for the overall winning photo.

The new brand identity underlines the company's pioneering role in the path to carbon neutrality and digitalisation in the building materials industry.

The contest, which since 1991 has recognised the best construction projects in Mexico and the world, received 278 national entries for this edition and a wide variety of projects from 14 different countries.

Cemex will provide over 200 000 cubic meters of Vertua lower carbon concrete for the development of the topside infrastructure for the expansion of the Khalifa Port in the United Arab Emirates, part of AD Ports Group, and one of the largest port infrastructure projects in the world.

Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies announces the signature with the Shurfah Group of a 22-year exclusive licensing agreement in order to build several Hoffmann Green units in Saudi Arabia to support the decarbonisation of the construction sector in this territory.