Riyadh Cement signs solar and digitalisation deals
Riyadh Cement Co has signed three agreements covering solar power, production digitalisation and automated cement dispatch. Under a 25-year power-purchase agreement with Samana ...
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Iran cement holding up well
Iranian domestic cement sales contracted two per cent YoY to 4.598Mt in July 2026, down from 4.691Mt a year earlier, according to the Iranian cement association. Producers manuf...
Tabuk Cement signs export MoU with International Tataloat
Tabuk Cement Co has signed a six-month memorandum of understanding (MoU) with International Tataloat Co for the sale and export of clinker and Portland cement. Under the agreeme...
JK Cement opens construction chemicals plant in UAE
JK Cement subsidiary, JK DryChem Industries LLC, has opened a new construction chemicals manufacturing facility in the Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ), UAE. The 5000m² plan...
Qatrana Cement to switch to natural gas from 2027
Qatrana Cement Co has signed an agreement with National Advanced Natural Gas Co (Watani) for the supply of compressed natural gas (CNG) to its Al-Qatrana cement plant from 2027....
JSW Cement to establish 1.65Mta grinding unit in Fujairah
Fujairah Natural Resources Corp (FNRC) and JSW Cement have signed a contract to establish and operate a new 1.65Mta cement grinding unit at Al Tawyeen in Fujairah, UAE. The proj...
Qassim Cement secures SAR400m SIDF financing
Qassim Cement Company has signed a SAR400m (US$106.7m) financing agreement with the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) to support construction of its fourth production lin...
Holcim UAE begins CO2 capture and mineralisation pilot
Holcim UAE and carbon storage company 44.01 have brought a carbon capture and underground mineralisation pilot into full operation at Holcim’s Fujairah cement plant in the UAE. ...
National Cement Co's earnings improve in 2Q26
UAE's National Cement Company reported a sharp improvement in second-quarter earnings, supported by higher revenue and improved operating profitability. Revenue for the three mo...
Najran Cement 2Q profit rises 29%
Najran Cement Company reported a 29.5 per cent YoY increase in net profit to SAR5.85m (US$1.6m) in the second quarter of 2026, despite a slight decline in revenue. Quarterly rev...