Cement News tagged under: Middle East
Saudi Cement sales fall to 4.7Mt in November09 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe aggregate sales of 17 Saudi cement producers decreased by five per cent to 4.7Mt in November, compared to 4.9Mt in the same month last year, according to Yamama Cement Co. Locally, 14 market players reported lower sales, led by Northern Region Cement Co with a 54 per cent YoY drop. It was followed by United Cement Industrial Co, whose sales were down 31 per cent YoY, and by City Cement Co, which posted a fall in sales of 20 per cent YoY. Three companies recorded higher sales, headed... |
South Khorasan exports US$7.2m in 7MFY21-2208 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsIran’s South Khorasan province exported cement to a value of US$7.209m in the first seven months of the Iranian calendar year (March 2021-October 2022), according to Hamed Hassan-Nejad, deputy head of the province’s Industry, Mining and Trade Department. During this period 276,795t of cement was exported to Afghanistan and Iraq. South Khorasan province has two cement plants, which produced a total of 802,000t of cement in the 7MFY21-22. |
Signing ceremony held for five cement factory projects in Libya02 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsA new strategic cement and building materials factory complex agreement has been signed by Ahmed Abuhisa, Minister of Industry and Minerals, in Tripoli. The ceremony was attended by FLSmidth, Grenzebach Co and Austroplan. The agreement signed was between the National Mining Corp and the local company, Abraj Al-Ghad Co for the Cement and Building Materials Industry, under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals. The celebration included a visual presentation of the p... |
Oman Cement increases conveyor capacity01 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsOman Cement Co has increased the capacity of one of its conveyor belts from 150 to 250tph. The increase of the conveyor that transports cement from the cement mill to the silo was achieved by EPC specialist Synergy International FZE, who was responsible for project planning, procurement and construction. Synergy International FZE specialises in mechanical power transmission and bulk material handling, wear protection and dedusting systems, as well as ball mill optimisation and automated fl... |
Kuwait Portland Cement orders new ship unloader from Bruks Siwertell26 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsBruks Siwertell has won a new order from Kuwait Portland Cement Co for an ST 490-M ship unloader. It is expected to join another cement handling Siwertell ship unloader in Shuaiba Port, Kuwait City. “Kuwait Portland Cement has benefited from 20 years of experience using our Siwertell screw-type technology,” says Peter Göransson, sales manager, Bruks Siwertell. “It knows what our unloaders deliver; time and again the technology has proven its capabilities, demonstrating reliability, effici... |
Middle East: diversification is key22 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsFollowing years of conflict, the potential for cement demand in the Middle East is huge. Add to this the drive by governments to develop and expand various industries to reduce their reliance on oil and gas revenues. Meeting this demand, however, requires investment at a time when state revenues have plummeted and the region is facing escalating humanitarian crises. Global oil prices declined by more than 50 per cent in March 2020 as lockdown measures grounded international flights ... |
Iranian cement market contracts 12% in October18 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsIran’s cement demand declined 11.7 per cent MoM to 5.05Mt in October 2021. In addition, producers exported 0.65Mt of clinker and 0.29Mt of cement, according to the Iranian cement association. In term of output, 7.02Mt of clinker and 5.46Mt of cement were produced in October 2021. When compared with September 2021, clinker production increased 2.8 per cent while cement output was down 9.2 per cent. |
Qassim Cement sees sales down 27% YoY08 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia’s Qassim Cement has reported a net profit of SAR60.4m (US$16.11m) in the third quarter of 2021, down 49.7 per cent YoY from SAR110.1m. Sales also decreased 26.5 per cent to SAR170.3m from SAR231.6m in the 3Q20. |
Tabuk Cement sees 11% decrease in profit04 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia’s Tabuk Cement has posted a 10.5 per cent YoY fall in net profit to SAR8.48m (US$2.26m) in the third quarter of 2021, compared with SAR9.47m in the year-ago period. Sales also declined 32.9 per cent YoY to SAR48m from SAR71.49m in the 3Q20. |
Iran's cement industry to prepare alternatives amid fuel shortage03 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsIran is facing the prospect of power shortages amid an insufficient supply of natural gas, according to Trend News. As a result, cement plants are expected to store mazut as an alternative fuel over the next few days, says the secretary of the Cement Industry Association, Abdolreza Sheikhan. Mr Sheikhan also noted that an electricity outage during the summer had previously led to a cement shortage in the market and an increase in prices. Therefore, he expressed concern about the prospect ... |