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Booming Bangladesh

13 December 2019, Published under Cement News

This week, CemNet reported that MI Cement Factory in Bangladesh expects the domestic cement sector to grow by 10 per cent in 2019 and should also reach double-digit growth in 2020. The country is embarking on some major infrastructure projects, especially around Dhaka and Chittagong, which will drive up consumption in the medium term. With the country's urbanisation at 37 per cent and per capita consumption only around 164kg – only just more than neighbouring Myanmar (141kg) but lower...

Arkan sells Emirates cement plant

15 February 2019, Published under Cement News

UAE-based Arkan Building Materials has announced the sale of its Emirates cement plant for AED50m (US$13.6m). The company also noted the permanent shutdown of Emirates Cement Co. Arkan has already received AED21.9m of the total amount, recognised in its 2018 financials as other income. The company’s main operations are based at its separate 4.5Mta facility in Al Ain.

Arkan to close UAE factory

21 March 2017, Published under Cement News

Building materials industrial conglomerate Arkan has announced its decision to permanently close its Emirates Cement Factory (ECF) in Al Ain, Gulf Digital News has reported. The announcement from Arkan's board comes following the successful consolidation of the company's cement business.  Arkan had announced in December that owing to significant gas and electricity price increases from 1 January 2017, it would implement a series of measures such as the temporary closure of ECF to boost ...

Emirates Cement Factory to supply Barakah nuclear power plant, UAE

04 July 2013, Published under Cement News

Emirates Cement Factory (ECF) has been certified by Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and Hyundai Samsung Joint Venture (HSJV) to supply Q Class cement to the Barakah nuclear power plant Units 1 and 2, owned by Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, located in Abu Dhabi's western region. ECF, a fully owned subsidiary of Arkan Building Materials, upgraded its quality assurance, quality control and production procedures to meet the standard of ASME NQA-1-2008 and to qualify them as supp...