Africa & The Middle East

UltraTech Cement Middle East Investments, a subsidiary of UltraTech Cement, has acquired a 51% stake in Omani gypsum mining company Awam Minerals LLC.

Suez Cement witnessed a 48.2% increase in revenues and an 18.3% improvement in EBITDA in 3Q14 due to improved market conditions.

Sabine Maier, FRITZ & MACZIOL, and Rachid Lahbara, CIMAT, describe the optimisation of the logistics processes at Ciments de l’Atlas’ Ben Ahmed and Béni Mellal plants in Morocco.

Suez Cement Group of Companies, Egypt, explains how the group is working to advance environmental standards at its facilities across Egypt, in this abridged article from the November 2014 issue of World Cement.

The GCC is set to invest around US$121.3 billion to improve land transportation infrastructure, and a new report outlines the GCC governments’ focus on sustainability in construction.

Qatar National Cement Company posted a net profit of QR332 million for the nine-month period ended 30 September 2014.

As part of the company’s social responsibility programme, South Africa’s PPC Ltd has donated ZAR200 000 to Protea Glen High School in Soweto.

Saudi Cement recorded a net profit of SR232 million in the quarter ended 30 September 2014, an increase from SR229 million in the corresponding period of 2013.

The Kenyan cement company is planning to expand its reach in the East Africa region.

Twelve projects across nine countries in Africa and the Middle were recognised for their contribution to sustainable construction by the Holcim Awards 2014.

The pozzolan quarry will support the company’s new 1 million tpa cement plant in Douala.

ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions has received an order from Al Sawfa Cement Company, Saudi Arabia, for the construction of a complete cement production line.

HAZEMAG & EPR has received orders for crushing equipment from Fives FCB, CDI and Lafarge for their facilities in Qatar, Egypt and Tanzania, respectively.

International Cement Company Ltd has reportedly secured financing for a new cement plant project in Ogun State, while people have demonstrated at the premises of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria.

Next month, a delegation of representatives from eight German companies in the cement plant engineering sector will hold symposia in Angola and Kenya to share technical solutions ‘made in Germany’.