Saudi monthly sales up 39% YoY
Saudi Arabia's cement sales rose 39 per cent YoY to 5.09Mt in November 2014 from 3.65Mt in November 2013, according to statistics published by Saudi cement producer Yamama Cemen...
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Saudi: Eastern Province in talks for new production line
Saudi-based Eastern Province Cement Co said in a bourse statement that the board, in a meeting held on 9 December, discussed the project of establishing a new production line, w...
Saudi: City Cement Co invest in alternative energy project
City Cement Co intends to invest SAR25m (US$6.7m) in an alternative energy project, the Saudi-based producer said in a bourse statement yesterday. The project, anticipated to be...
Omani producers face hike in natural gas prices
Oman’s two leading cement producers are looking to mitigate the effects of an impending rise in natural gas prices which are expected to lead to an increase in the cost of cemen...
Kuwait Portland Cement 9M14 net profit up 32% YoY
Kuwait Portland Cement’s net profit increased by 32 per cent in the first nine months of the year to KWD8.64m (US$29.7m) from KWD6.57m a year earlier, the cement trader said in ...
Hilal Cement Co net loss widens, Kuwait
Kuwait-based cement producer Hilal Cement Co widened its third-quarter net loss to KWD204,435 (US$704,706) from KWD17,250 during the same period of the year before. The loss was...
Yanbu Cement 3Q profit up 16.4%, Saudi Arabia
Saudi-based Yanbu Cement net earnings grew by 16.43 per cent YoY in the third quarter of 2014 to SAR163m, but declined by 32.37 per cent compared to 2Q14.
Iran to increase cement exports to Iraq
Iraq has agreed to increase the volume of cement exports from Iran, a senior trade official has said. "As of September 1, each (Iranian) company can export 15,000t of cement int...
Iran exports exceed 8Mt in first five months
Iran exported over 8Mt of cement in the first five months of the Iranian calendar year, according to the country's cement industry body.
Iran’s output surpasses 29Mt in first five months
Iran’s cement output totalled 29.504Mt in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year beginning 21 March 2014, the country’s Mehr News Agency reported. During the...