Cemex to boost investment in Egypt
Cemex plans to boost its investments in Egypt, according to Cemex Egypt’s President, Ramon Piza. The company, which owns a 5.5Mta plant at Assiut, plans to invest US$20m in the ...
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Egyptian Cement Co seeks loan for Sohag plant
Egyptian Cement Co has entered into negotiations with a local banking alliance to obtain a loan of EGP4bn (US$221m) to partly finance the cost of its first plant and constructio...
Qalaa Holdings completes sale of ASEC Ciment Algérie
Qalaa Holdings announced that its subsidiaries ASEC Cement and ASEC Cement Djelfa Offshore have completed the sale of 100 per cent of ASEC Ciment Algérie (ACA) to an Algerian in...
Lebanon: beyond tomorrow Premium
With falling domestic consumption and foreign direct investment offering limited demand at home and the Syrian war disrupting regional export routes, Lebanon’s cement producers ...
Dangote Cement to target 76.5Mta capacity in Africa by 2020, CEO tells Cemtech 25th anniversary conference
Cemtech’s 25th anniversary celebrations have commenced as the international conference and exhibition series opens its doors in Dubai, UAE, for its annual Cemtech Middle East & ...
FLSmidth receives large cement order in Algeria
FLSmidth has signed an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract with a value of more than EUR200m with SARL Amouda Ingineering for the supply of a greenfield cem...
CHRYSO Hydipco starts production of admixtures, Algeria
CHRYSO announced yesterday that its Algerian subsidiary has started production of CHRYSO® admixtures from its new industrial facility in Algiers. In 2014, CHRYSO set up a joint ...
Holcim names new Area Manager for Africa Middle East
Dominique Drouet, CEO of Holcim Morocco, has been appointed Area Manager for Africa Middle East and member of Senior Management of Holcim Ltd, effective 1 January 2015. He will ...
Ghana: prices stablise in Northern Region
Cement prices in the Northern Regional capital of Tamale, Ghana, have now stabilised, according to local press reports. Until recently, a bag of cement was being sold at between...
Algeria: Saoura Ciment to build 1Mta works
Saoura Ciment, a subsidiary of GICA, is currently carrying out negotiations with a Chinese partner to realise the Ben-Zireg cement plant, in Bechar, according to its director ge...