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Yanbu Cement appoints new chairman

Yanbu Cement appoints new chairman

Yanbu Cement Co has appointed Fahd Bin Soliman Al Rajhi as chairman of the board, reports Reuters.  Mr Al Rajhi served since 2017 as deputy chairman of the Saudi-based cement...

Southern Province Cement names new CEO

Southern Province Cement names new CEO

Saudi Arabia’s Southern Province Cement has named Aqeel Futis Kadasa as its new CEO, effective from 12 July 2020. The appointment follows the resignation of Safar Mohammad Dhuf...

Lebanese market contracts 56% in 1H20

Lebanese market contracts 56% in 1H20

Cement consumption in Lebanon fell by 55.7 per cent in the first six months of 2020. Demand decreased to 300,334t in the 1H20 from 677,620t in the 1H19, according to Libnanews....

Jordanian Cement Factories files for insolvency

Jordanian Cement Factories files for insolvency

The Jordanian Cement Factories Co has announced that it will file for insolvency on the back of adverse financial conditions, worsening as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, ac...

Raysut Cement targets east African expansion

Raysut Cement targets east African expansion

Oman's Raysut Cement plans a five-fold increase in its cement production capacity, says Joey Ghose, Raysut Cement's CEO. The expansion would see Raysut Cement increase producti...

Saudi Arabia records 10% demand increase in 5M20

Saudi Arabia records 10% demand increase in 5M20

Saudi Arabia’s cement sector has reportedly seen a 10 per cent YoY demand growth in the first five months of 2020, according to Al Rajhi Capital. Qassim Cement and Yanbu Cem...

Oman Cement Co sees 27% fall in profit

Oman Cement Co sees 27% fall in profit

Oman Cement Co has posted a 26.7 per cent fall in profit after tax to OMR1.1m (US$2.86m) for the first quarter of 2020, compared to OMR1.5m in the 1Q19. The company’s total sa...

Misr Insurance reduces Misr Cement-Qena stake

Misr Insurance reduces Misr Cement-Qena stake

Misr Insurance Co has lowered its stake in Misr Cement-Qena from 9.3 to 4.68 per cent, Misr Asset Management said in a statement to the Egyptian Exchange on 23 June. The insu...

Northern Region Cement sees 78% rise in profit

Northern Region Cement sees 78% rise in profit

Saudi Arabia’s Northern Region Cement Co has reported a 78 per cent increase in net profit to SAR27.6m (US$7.36m) in the first quarter of 2020, compared to SAR15.5m in the year...