JK Cement opens construction chemicals plant in UAE
JK Cement subsidiary, JK DryChem Industries LLC, has opened a new construction chemicals manufacturing facility in the Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ), UAE. The 5000m² plan...
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Qatrana Cement to switch to natural gas from 2027
Qatrana Cement Co has signed an agreement with National Advanced Natural Gas Co (Watani) for the supply of compressed natural gas (CNG) to its Al-Qatrana cement plant from 2027....
JSW Cement to establish 1.65Mta grinding unit in Fujairah
Fujairah Natural Resources Corp (FNRC) and JSW Cement have signed a contract to establish and operate a new 1.65Mta cement grinding unit at Al Tawyeen in Fujairah, UAE. The proj...
Qassim Cement secures SAR400m SIDF financing
Qassim Cement Company has signed a SAR400m (US$106.7m) financing agreement with the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) to support construction of its fourth production lin...
Holcim UAE begins CO2 capture and mineralisation pilot
Holcim UAE and carbon storage company 44.01 have brought a carbon capture and underground mineralisation pilot into full operation at Holcim’s Fujairah cement plant in the UAE. ...
National Cement Co's earnings improve in 2Q26
UAE's National Cement Company reported a sharp improvement in second-quarter earnings, supported by higher revenue and improved operating profitability. Revenue for the three mo...
Najran Cement 2Q profit rises 29%
Najran Cement Company reported a 29.5 per cent YoY increase in net profit to SAR5.85m (US$1.6m) in the second quarter of 2026, despite a slight decline in revenue. Quarterly rev...
Southern Province Cement returns to profit in 2Q26
Southern Province Cement Co (SPCC) reported a net profit of SAR24m (US$6.4m) in the second quarter of 2026, supported by higher sales volumes and lower costs. Quarterly revenue ...
Iraq's Al-Qaim cement plant reaches full production capacity
The Al-Qaim cement plant has reached its full design capacity of 840,000tpa, increasing domestic cement supply while expanding exports to neighbouring Syria, according to Iraq’s...
Yanbu Cement reports lower 2Q26 profit on weaker sales volumes
Yanbu Cement reported 2Q2026 sales of SAR233.3m (US$62.2m) and a net profit of SAR31.3m (US$8.3m). The Saudi company said results were affected by lower domestic and export sale...