Cement News tagged under: North Africa
Lafarge Algeria aims to export 3Mt23 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsHolcim -owned Lafarge Algérie has carried out two more export shipments from the port of Oran, Algeria. A cargo of 35,000t of bulk grey cement and a 30,000t shipment of white cement in big bags were supplied by the Oggaz plant and are destined for the Americas. This year, the company aims to export 3Mt. In 2021 Lafarge Algérie exported 2.6Mt of cement, up 120 per cent when compared with 2020. The shipments have propelled Algeria to be the largest exporter in Africa and the No 2 in the M... |
Algerian trucker dispute threatens clinker exports18 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsFollowing the decision of the Algerian authorities to strictly apply the laws of overloading trucks, the transport sector has responded with a call for higher transport rates, a truckers’ strike and road blockages – actions that are threatening the export of clinker from the country. In a statement to the local press, cement producers GICA, Lafarge Algérie, Amouda and Biskria have denounced the persistence of road blockages by protesting carriers. “After negotiations with the transporters ... |
Morocco sees 9% uptick in January cement deliveries11 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement sales in Morocco by APC members (Asment Temara, Ciments de l’Atlas, Ciments du Maroc and LafargeHolcim Maroc) increased by 8.8 per cent YoY to 1,128,552t in January 2022, according to the Ministry of Housing and Urbanisation. In January 2021 sales reached 1,037,006t. |
Bizerte reports 18% increase in sales in 202128 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsTunisia-based Les Ciments de Bizerte reported a 17.8 per cent advance in revenues to TND130.8m (US$45.1m) in 2021 from TND111m in 2020. Domestic sales increased by five per cent to TND110.6m from TND105.4m in 2020 while export sales surged from TND5.7m to TND20.2m over the same period. Cement production edged up 2.7 per cent to 673,079t. |
Carthage Cement turnover rises by 29 per cent in 202120 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsCarthage Cement , Tunisia, finished 2021 with a total turnover of TND325m (US$112.9m), up 29 per cent compared to 2020 and 30 per cent compared to 2019. This performance helped Carthage Cement to keep its leading position on the local market by achieving a 14 per cent rise in the local market share of revenues compared to 2020. A strong recovery was also recorded for exports of cement and clinker, where the turnover was quadrupled from TND8.936m in 2020 to TND47.650m in 2021, a 4... |
Moroccan cement deliveries up 7% in December07 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement deliveries in Morocco increased 6.9 per cent YoY to 1,255,552t in December, according to data from the Ministry of Housing and Urbanisation. In December 2020 APC members Asment Temara, Ciments de l’Atlas, Ciments du Maroc and LafargeHolcim Maroc supplieda total of 1,174,183t of cement. For the full-year 2021, cement dispatches advanced 14.8 per cent YoY from 12.174Mt in 2020 to 13.975Mt in 2021. |
Egypt sees exports up 180% in 10 months24 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsCement exports from Egypt in the first 10 months of 2021 have increased 180 percent to US$397m when compared with US$142m in the 10M20, according to the Export Council for Building Materials, Refractories and Metal Industries. The country exported cement to 79 countries, including 25 new destinations. Five countries accounted for 60 per cent of exports, led by Côte d’Ivoire, and followed by Libya, Ghana, Sudan and Kenya. Other countries included Cameroon, Togo, Spain, Guinea, Mauritania, L... |
Morocco's listed cement producers to end 2021 on positive note16 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsCement producers listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange are expected to end 2021 with net results up 30.1 per cent YoY, according to Ecofin Agency. The positive performance is driven by active real estate and construction sectors. Holcim Group and Ciments du Maroc posted favourable operating conditions despite the COVID-19 health crisis with combined consolidated sales of MAD8.7bn (US$939m) in the January-September 2021, compared to MAD7.4bn in the 9M20. Their combined domestic cement sale... |
Morocco’s cement dispatches up 11% in November07 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsMoroccan cement deliveries increased 11.4 per cent YoY to 1,227,984t in November 2021 from 1,102,003Mt in November 2020, according to data from the Ministry of Housing and Urbanisation. The deliveries were made by APC members, ie Asment Temara, Ciments de l’Atlas, Ciments du Maroc and LafargeHolcim Maroc. In the January-November 2021 period deliveries were up 15.6 per cent YoY to 12,719,348t from the 11M20, when 11,000,288t were dispatched. |
Arabian Cement exports advance 49%07 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsEgypt-based Arabian Cement Co exports increased by 49 per cent YoY in the January-October 2021 period, according to Sergio Alcantarilla, the company’s CEO. Export destinations during this time included Libya, Spain, Sudan, the USA and Yemen. Arabian Cement posted a consolidated net loss of EGP23.21m (US$27,1844) in the 9M21, compared to EGP39.77m in the 9M20. |