Africa & The Middle East

During Comminution ’14, a panel discussion on the future of comminution highlighted the divide between science and industry.

Production has come to a halt at ten Egyptian cement plants following Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company’s (EGAS) decision to temporarily cut off the gas supply.

Oman Cement is in the process of upgrading one of its kiln lines, which had a negative impact on first quarter sales and profits.

Bruno Carré, CEO of Suez Cement, Egypt, comments on the company's investment in alternative energy production in the second part of this abridged article taken from the May 2014 issue of World Cement.

Fayrouz Saad talks to Bruno Carré, CEO of Suez Cement, Egypt, about the company’s operations in Egypt. This is an abridged version of of the full article, which appeared in the May 2014 issue of World Cement.

Kenya’s Savannah Cement held an event at its Kitengela site to mark World Day for Safety and Health 2014, supporting the promotion of safe chemical management in the workplace.

According to reports, construction of the new 1 million tpa cement plant began with a ground-breaking ceremony last week.

Citadel Capital has divested its 66.12% stake in Sudanese Egyptian Bank to concentrate on core industries, including cement.

Nigerian cement giant Dangote has expressed an interested in partnering with the Lagos State Bricklayers Association (LSBA) to tackle the issue of building collapse in Nigeria.

PPC Ltd has awarded Tenova TAKRAF Africa with contracts to replace ESPs with reverse pulse bag filter technology at its De Hoek cement plant in Western Cape and its slurry facility near Mahikeng.

South Africa’s PPC has won the 2014 Diamond Arrow prize in the ‘Cement and Concrete/Ready-Mix Suppliers’ category at the PMR.africa Awards.

Savannah Cement is planning to invest approximately KES17.3 billion in the construction of a new clinker production facility in Kenya.

HeidelbergCement’s Sierra Leone Cement Corp Ltd (LEOCEM), the sole manufacturer of cement in the country, has announced that it will start production of slag cement in June 2014.

Cement demand in Qatar is forecast to double over the next three years due to increased government spending on infrastructure, according to a report by Arqaam Capital.

Martin Engineering RSA has named Fluid Base Industries as its full-service distributor in Zambia, which will help broaden the availability of bulk material handling technologies in Southern Africa.