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Prospects for future growth in the Algerian construction market are encouraging new investments in the cement industry. Orascom Construction Industries leads the way with the opening of a 5Mta works, while Buzzi Unicem has also taken a slice of the Algerian market. With additional new capacity planned, the domestic market is making great strides towards accommodating growing demand.

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Lafarge sales down on 1Q weather effect, confirms 2013 goals
07 May 2013
Lafarge reported a six per cent decline in sales in the three months to the end of March as it was impacted by harsh winter weather conditions and production issues in Algeria and Egypt. However, ...
Algeria: Gica launches 1.5Mt import tender
07 May 2013
Algerian cement company Gica launched a tender for the importation of 1.5Mta of cement with the first delivery of 0.95Mt due early July. The imports are expected to alleviate the cement shortag...
Lafarge
04 March 2013
Lafarge's turnover increased by 3.5 per cent in 2012 to EUR15,816m and the EBITDA improved by 7.2 per cent to EUR3450m. The trading profit showed a 12 per cent recovery EUR2440m and net financial ...
Lafarge improves operational performance
25 February 2013
Full-year 2012 results published by global cement major Lafarge showed strong growth in emerging markets and improvements in operational performance, and it now expects to meet most of its cost-cu...
Morocco: primed for growth
06 February 2013
Morocco’s cement industry is poised to become a leading manufacturing hub in North Africa. Sustained economic growth has opened opportunities for cement producers that are looking to tap into the ...
Cement imports into Algeria almost double
29 January 2013
Cement imports into Algeria have almost doubled in 2012, according to the National Customs Centre for Informatics and Statistics (CNIS). The import value of construction cement, which encompass...
Algeria’s Oggaz plant hits production record
21 January 2013
The Lafarge-owned Oggaz cement plant, in Mascara, Algeria, achieved a new production and sales record for grey cement in 2012. Meanwhile, increased output of white cement reduced imports of the pr...
Algerian Jan-Nov12 imports increase 92%
03 January 2013
The first 11 months of 2012 saw Algeria increase its cement imports by 91.95 per cent, according to Algerian customs figures. In terms of value, imports rose from US$117.4m to US$225.4m while in...