Heidelberg Materials Egypt takes stake in ZeroCarbon
Heidelberg Materials Egypt has acquired a minority stake in ZeroCarbon, an Egyptian waste-management and alternative-fuels producer, to strengthen fuel supply and support the de...
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Moroccan cement market expands 19% in September
Cement demand in Morocco advanced 19.3 per cent YoY to 1,460,244t in September 2026 when compared with the year-ago level of 1,223,924t, according to the country's cement associ...
Moroccan cement deliveries rebound 19.3 per cent in September
Cement deliveries in Morocco increased by 19.3 per cent year on year to approximately 1.46Mt in September 2026, compared with 1.22Mt a year earlier, according to figures reporte...
Dangote explores cement investment opportunities in Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met Dangote Group president Aliko Dangote in El Alamein on 3 October to discuss potential investment cooperation, including in the cement...
Cemos completes foundations for Errachidia grinding plant
Cemos has completed foundation works for its second Moroccan cement grinding plant at Errachidia and is targeting commissioning in mid-2027, according to shareholder Baker Steel...
Ciments du Maroc revenue rises after acquisition as underlying sales fall
Ciments du Maroc’s consolidated operating revenue rose 21.4 per cent to MAD2.66bn (US$277m) in the first half of 2026 following its acquisition of Asment de Témara . On a compar...
Holcim Egypt appoints sustainability director
Holcim Egypt has appointed Mohamed Gouda as sustainability director and general manager of its Geocycle Egypt waste-management business. Gouda has more than 20 years of building...
Morocco's cement market contracts 3% in August
Cement deliveries in Morocco fell 3.5 per cent YoY to 1,300,945t in August 2026 from 1,347,858t in the equivalent month of the previous year, according to APC data. Dispatches t...
Cement deliveries in Morocco up 2% in July
Morocco’s cement market expanded by 1.9 per cent YoY to 1,424,351t in July 2026 from 1,398,062t, according to the country’s cement association, APC. In the first seven months of...
Armed groups force closure of Libyan cement plants
Several state-owned cement plants in Libya have reportedly been forced to close, along with t he headquarters of the National Cement Company , following intervention by armed gr...