Africa & The Middle East

The Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria reportedly failed to attend the federal court hearing in the case brought by the Alliance Against Monopoly.

The South African cement manufacturer has agreed to restructure its board following weeks of public discord.

Raysut Cement and Oman Cement have warned their operational costs will increase next year following the Ministry of Oil and Gas’ decision to raise gas prices.

Egypt’s Titan Cement has ordered an MPS 2800 BK vertical roller mill from Gebr. Pfeiffer SE for production line no. 1 at the company’s Beni Suef plant.

Italcementi Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Egypt’s Minister of Investment, Ashraf Salman, to develop a new 320 MW wind energy plant.

South African cement manufacturer PPC Ltd’s Head of Corporate Social Investment, Francie Shonhiwa, received Gold in the ‘Women Helping Women in Business’ category at the 2014 Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

El Arish Cement, Egypt, has decided on two further Loesche VRMs for raw meal grinding and two LM 63.3+3 mills for cement grinding.

Sheikh Hamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has inaugurated Arkan Building Materials Co.’s new cement plant, which has a cement production capacity of 4.5 million tpa.

Holcim Ltd has announced changes to its senior management in Africa Middle East; Atlas Copco is strengthening its rental channel with two new appointments.

The South African cement producer has announced cement sales volumes and revenue increases in its results for the year ending 30 September.

According to the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Trade, Iran exported over 8.1 million t of cement and approximately 3.6 million t of clinker during the first seven months of the current calendar year.

Nigeria’s Ashaka Cement Plc posted revenue of N17.3 billion for the first nine months of 2014, a 3% increase compared to the same period in 2013.

Allied Mineral Products has appointed Dickinson Group of Companies as their exclusive agent in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The company is investing KES1 billion in an upgrade project on its kiln line and packing plant.

Lafarge is to purchase the remaining 30% stake in Unicem through its affiliate, Nigerian Cement Holdings B.V.