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Tourah Cement rejects kiln auction result

27 August 2019, Published under Cement News

Tourah Cement rejected the auction result to sell off the old kilns of its Tourah plant as a result of the low price received. They are to be reauctioned later. The proceeds from selling the kilns, which ceased operation in 2013, reached around EGP7.6m (US$459,419), according to the company.

Tourah Cement halts production due to oversupply

18 June 2019, Published under Cement News

Egyptian cement producer Tourah Cement, owned by Heidelberg Cement, has suspended production as a result of oversupply in its domestic market. The company is considering liquidation. “Estimated cement consumption during 2019 will end at around 50Mt while total capacity of all competitors stands above 85Mt,” Tourah Managing Director, Jose Maria Magrina, said in a letter to employees last week and seen by Reuters. “This extra capacity is more than the total consumption in one year of countri...

Egypt: Tourah Cement sees improving net loss in 2016

02 March 2017, Published under Cement News

Tourah Cement has reported improved company results in 2016. The company reduced its net loss from EGP218.97m (US$13.5m) in 2015 to EGP151.05m in 2016. Tourah Cement is a subsidiary of Suez Cement, which is owned by Germany’s HeidelbergCement.