Africa & The Middle East

Dangote Cement reports a 1.4% increase in revenue for the year ended 31 December 2014.

A round-up of this week’s international cement news, from new contracts to corporate social responsibility initiatives.

Egypt’s Suez Cement, part of the Italcementi Group, will donate LE30 million to the Long Live Egypt Fund over a period of three years as part of its CSR programme.

Geometrica describes some of its Freedome® projects in the UAE and Turkey.

At the International Conference on the Emergence of Africa, delegates adopted a Declaration to improve Africa’s economic prospects.

An expanded version of the Level 1 award in health and safety in construction has been launched.

Qatar Primary Materials Company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rent-A-Port for the development of a jetty and limestone and gabbro quarries in Oman.

Dangote Cement has built a 2.5 million tpy cement plant in Ethiopia, some 85 km west of Addis Ababa.

New report dispels myth that companies purchase carbon offsets to “buy their way out” of taking responsibility for their contributions to climate change.

Namibia’s Ohorongo Cement has donated beds to Altersheim Elkin-Delk Otjiwarongo, Otjiwarongo State Hospital and Tsumeb Private Hospital.

PPC is the Anchor Sponsor of the 2015 Fulton Awards. Organised by the Concrete Society of Southern Africa (CSSA), the awards recognise excellence in the concrete construction industry.

Lafarge Africa’s Ashakacem has successfully completed its MTO, with the majority of shareholders accepting the offer.

The 1.5 million tpy cement plant in Maisati has been delayed by heavy rains and permitting, but is said to be ready to begin production by the end of the month.

Siemens has reached agreements with the Egyptian government on a 4.4 GW combined-cycle power plant and 2 GW of wind power capacity.

Following in the footsteps of Lucky Cement, Pakistan’s Attock Cement is set to invest in a cement grinding unit in Iraq.