Iranian cement demand advances 14% in May
Iran’s cement market has expanded by 13.9 per cent to 5.82Mt in May 2023 when compared with May 2022, when 5.11Mt of cement was sold, according to the Iranian Cement Associatio...
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Hoffmann Green to build four new units in Saudi Arabia
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has agreed to collaborate with Shurfah Holding to build four Hoffmann units in Saudi Arabia. As part of Saudi Vision 2030, Shurfah Holding ...
Attock Cement sells Iraqi unit for US$11.7m
Attock Cement Ltd of Pakistan has updated Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) about selling its 60 per cent share in its Iraqi grinding plant on 21 June 2023. Company Secretary, Ir...
KHD host Saudi cement sector at Vision 2030 Symposium
KHD hosted executives of the Saudi cement sector at the one-day KHD Vision 2030 Symposium. Taking place at the Hyatt Olaya Hotel in Riyadh, attendees discussed matters with KHD...
Misr Cement Group joins WCA
The World Cement Association (WCA) is welcoming Misr Cement Group, one of the longest-standing cement and building materials manufacturing companies in Egypt, as a corporate me...
Iranian cement consumption grows 13% in April
The Iranian cement market expanded 12.5 per cent YoY to 4.5Mt in April 2023, according to the Iranian Cement Association. Domestic cement production stood at 4.89Mt (up 7.2 p...
Abra Holdings offers to raise its controlling stake in Oman Cement
Abra Holdings Ltd (Abra) of Mauritius ( Huaxin Cement Group ) has announced a public offer to acquire an additional 15.42 per cent of the issued share capital of the Oman Ceme...
What will prompt faster decarbonisation?
This week the Alliance for Low-Carbon Cement and Concrete (ALCCC) published its latest report on 'fast-tracking cement decarbonisation'. The document looks at underperforming a...
Oman Cement appoints Zhu Yaping as new CEO
Oman Cement Co ’s board of directors has approved the appointment of Zhu Yaping as the company’s new CEO with immediate effect. He succeeds Salim Abdullah al Hajri, who retire...
Qatar National Cement signs digital and Uzbekistan MoUs
Qatar National Cement Co (QNCC) has made a strategic decision to partner SAP and Google Cloud to fuel its digital transformation and ensure future-proof operations. ...