Africa & The Middle East

Thermax Ltd will supply a second captive power project for a leading African conglomerate.

Qalaa Holdings, which owns ASEC Cement, reported quarterly improvements in revenue and EBITDA.

The Siwertell 5 000 S road mobile unloader will help meet the demands of Kuwait’s construction industry.

United Cement Company of Nigeria (UNICEM) has ordered the largest Loesche mill to date, an LM 70.4+4.

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.