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Egypt

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The Egyptian economy has recovered strongly from the doldrums of the period 2003-04 and its cement sector has performed well since 2004, with consumption reaching record levels, Exports have consequently fallen back from the 2004 high.

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Titan recovers in the USA
15 May 2013
Titan's first-quarter turnover showed a 7.8 per cent improvement to €243m while the EBITDA fell by 29.4 per cent, in line with the 29.3 per cent reduction seen this time last year, to €24.3m. The...
Cementir hit by hard Nordic winter
13 May 2013
Cementir's first-quarter turnover eased by 0.3 per cent to €194.7m and the EBITDA declined by 26.9 per cent to €9.2m as the cement major was hit by a hard Nordic winter weather. The trading los...
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, ...
Give high energy costs the BOOT
07 May 2013
E.ON Masdar Integrated Carbon (EMIC), which offers unique end-to-end project development, implementation, investment, financing, and operational solutions, offers an alternative business model for...
Vicat
03 May 2013
Vicat's first-quarter turnover was ahead by 1.2 per cent to €491m, which represents an underlying improvement of 2.7 per cent. The cement turnover was up by 1.8 per cent to €304m, with cement ship...
OCI to settle tax dispute with Lafarge
02 May 2013
OCI has agreed to pay about EGP7bn (US$1bn) over five years to settle a tax dispute on the sale of its cement unit to Lafarge back in 2007, Bloomberg has reported. The payments will start in Ma...
Opportunities in new Africa
01 May 2013
Africa is a land of opportunity, rich in potential and certainly the next challenge for many cement producers. The sub-Saharan region is changing rapidly and the race is on to be a part of the gro...
Vicat advances in Asia and Americas
26 April 2013
Vicat's first quarter turnover was ahead by 1.2 per cent to EUR491m, which represents an underlying improvement of 2.7 per cent. Cement turnover was up by 1.8 per cent to EUR304m, with cement sh...