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Fuelled by surging oil revenues, the Saudi government works quickly through its wishlist of infrastructural must-haves and the local construction market is booming. The cement industry is encouraged to follow the demand and invest in additional capacity - a doubling of cement capacity is expected by 2008 if all plans come to fruition, The overcapacity of the 1990s appears firmly confined to history.

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Najran Cement awards new line to Chinese contractor, Saudi Arabia
15 May 2013
Saudi cement producer Najran Cement has awarded a contract for the installation and maintenance of a third production line to Chinese firm CEIC. The new production line will have a capacity of 70...
Saudi Cement Co signs contract with Sinoma for kiln upgrades
14 May 2013
Saudi Cement Co has announced that it has signed a contract with Sinoma Technology & Equipment Group Co to rehabilitate and restart kiln lines 4 and 5 at its Hofuf factory. Under the deal wo...
Saudi cement producers urged to maintain reserve supplies
02 May 2013
The government of Saudi Arabia is urging cement companies to maintain a strategic stockpile of cement to prevent future shortages. A directive to this effect was issued by the Commerce and Indust...
Saudi Cement to rehabilitate two kiln lines, Saudi Arabia
25 April 2013
Saudi Cement Company’s board of directors has announced that the cement producer is to rehabilitate and re-operate Kilns 4 & 5 in Hofuf factory with a total designed capacity of 3000tpd of clinker...
Sinoma: prepared for the future
24 April 2013
International Cement Review speaks with Mr Wu Shoufu, president of Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd of China, about the company’s structure, its growing success in the cement industry and p...
Eastern Province Cement Co net profit rises 4.8% YoY
22 April 2013
Eastern Province Cement Co has announced a 4.8 per cent YoY rise in net profit to SAR109m (US$29m) in 1Q13 compared to SAR104m in the same period of last year. The increase is attributed to the im...
Saudi orders cement imports to meet shortages
17 April 2013
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has ordered 10Mt of cement to be imported into the kingdom to meet cement shortages and the construction of more cement plants over the medium-term is also being enco...
VAS Template successfully implemented at Lafarge Emirates Cement
17 April 2013
Fritz & Macziol has reached another important milestone in the rollout of the logistics system VAS with the final acceptance at the Lafarge Emirates cement plant, UAE. The launch was realised in a...