Iraq to expand cement capacity to 52Mta
The Iraqi Ministry of Industry and Minerals is developing a plan to set up new cement factories with a production capacity of 52Mta. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Ind...
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Saudi Arabia's cement market sees 8.5% YoY rise in 1Q25
Saudi Arabia’s cement sector reported strong top-line growth in the 1Q25, with total sales surpassing SAR3bn (US$800m), reflecting an 8.5 per cent YoY increase. However, ris...
Power cuts shut down half of Iranian concrete plants
“The reduction in cement production due to severe power supply shortages has directly forced concrete plants to close,” said Mohammad Hossein Raisi. He added, “This producti...
Tabuk Cement posts 28% drop in 1Q net profit
Saudi Arabia-based Tabuk Cement Co reported a 22.3 per cent drop in revenues to SAR67.68m (US$0.793m) in the first quarter of 2025 from SAR87.05m in the 1Q24. The company...
Saudi cement companies report reduced 1Q performance
Saudi cement companies Yanbu Cement Co and Northern Region Cement Co have posted a decline in profit for the first quarter of 2025 while Al Jouf Cement Co results saw net...
28th Arab International Cement & Building Materials Conference and Exhibition (AICCE28)
The 28th Arab International Cement & Building Materials Conference & Exhibition will be held in the Conrad Hotel, Dubai, UAE from 11-13 November 2025. For more information em...
Iran cement demand contracted in 1Q25
Iranian domestic cement sales contracted 3.8 per cent YoY to 5.533Mt in March 2025, down from 6.929Mt a year earlier, according to the Iranian cement association. Ramadan, whic...
Qassim Cement reports 27% increase in 1Q net profit
Qassim Cement Co reported a revenue of SAR302.7m (US$80.7m) in the first quarter of 2025, up 54.1 per cent YoY from SAR196.4m in the 1Q24. The company attributed the increase...
Holcim reports stable sales of CHF5544m in 1Q25
Holcim reported stable net sales of CHF5544m (US$6674m) in the 1Q25, compared to US$5586m in the 1Q24, down 0.8 per cent. In the 1Q25 net sales of Holcim’s low-carbon ECOPact...
Raysut Cement resurrects WHR project
Raysut Cement has ordered a waste heat recovery (WHR) plant from Sinoma Overseas Development Co (SODC) for the Salalah cement plant. The announcement was made recently by R...