Africa & The Middle East

Sinoma E & E has awarded a contract to Claudius Peters for the delivery of an ETA cooler with a capacity of 5500 tpd.

Concrete cured with carbon dioxide (CO2) performs comparably or better than traditional Portland Cement-based concrete.

ACIS will expand its service offering with Magnesita’s refractory products in support of global cement greenfield projects.

Arabian Cement has custom-built the latest addition to its alternative fuel processing machinery.

Rockström shares his belief that the earth’s biophysical capacity is no long sufficient to support mankind’s actions.

Research conducted by Freedonia Group Inc. has suggested that demand for construction machinery US$218 billion in 2019, decelerating its growth pace.

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international cement industry, from development and demand to the latest corporate updates.

The 1.5 million tpy plant will be located in Nacala and should be complete in 2018.

Qalaa Holdings is acquiring stakes in energy, cement and transportation companies from co-investor Financial Holdings International, as well as selling off stakes in non-core companies.

The recent price increase of around 10% is attributed to the continued depreciation of the cedi against the dollar.

The Nigerian cement company is reportedly adding 4 MW of power capacity to its existing 12 MW.

PPC is building a new clinker production line in Leichenburg. Meanwhile, Sinoma has ignited the new line at Dangote Cement’s plant in Zambia.

The issuance of the Final Acceptance Certificate signifies the end of the project, which was contracted to TCDRI.

Braime Elevator Components Ltd has changed its UK Registered name to 4B Braime Components Ltd.

Lafarge Africa has committed to investing N100 billion in the northeast of Nigeria, which has troubled by insurgents.