Oman Cement puts US$250m project on hold
Oman Cement Co has reportedly put its US$250m Duqm plant project on hold, pending confirmation of fuel availability. "The company's decision to set up a new cement plant at D...
Middle East
753 posts · Page 57 of 76
Iran produced 68.3Mt of cement in 2020
Iranian cement plants produced 68.3Mt of cement in 2020, according to the Cement Industry Employers’ Association. This represents a capacity utilisation rate of 78.5 per cent. ...
FLSmidth to upgrade Arabian Cement's Rabigh plant in 4Q21
FLSmidth is to deliver a large efficiency upgrade at Arabian Cement Co’s site in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia. The order includes new DDX top cyclones, a quenching chamber and an ABC™...
Northern Cement posts 89% rise in profit
Jordan’s Northern Cement has announced an 88.8 per cent rise in profit to JOD1.8m (US$2.54m) in the first quarter of 2021, compared to JOD953,243 in the year-ago period. Sale...
Arabian Cement faces mill project delay at Rabigh plant
Arabian Cement Co said its new cement mill project at the Rabigh plant has been delayed by 150 days and will now be completed in the 4Q21. The delay was due to contractor...
Yanbu Cement sees revenue increase 5%
Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu Cement has reported a 5.4 per cent rise in revenue to SAR292.4m (US$77.97m) for the first quarter of 2021, compared to SAR277.4m in the year-ago period. ...
Yamama Cement to move 10,000tpd kiln line to new site
Yamama Cement Co’s board of directors decided, in a meeting on 19 April 2021, to transfer and install the No 7 line from the company’s old production site in the south of Riya...
Yanbu Cement provides update on line modernisation
Saudi Arabia-based Yanbu Cement Co has delivered an updated related to its project which required the shutdown of its fourth line in February. The line modernisation has reac...
Oman Cement Co reports 16% decline in revenue
Oman Cement Co has reported a 15.8 per cent decline in total revenue to OMR11.76m (US$30.6m) in the first quarter of 2021, compared to OMR13.9m in the 1Q20. Net profit also fe...
Raysut Cement announces 5% rise in revenue
Oman’s Raysut Cement Co has reported a five per cent increase in total revenue to OMR26.9m (US$69.95m) in the first quarter of 2021, compared to OMR25.6m in the year-ago period...