Suez Cement CEO calls for government to support industry
Jose Maria Magrina, CEO of Suez Cement (HeidelbergCement), has called for the government to set out a plan to rationalise the Egyptian cement market. "There is a large surplus...
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Carthage Cement posts 16% drop in 1H revenues
Tunisia-based Carthage Cement has seen its revenues fall 16 per cent to TND102m (US$37m) in the 1H20 due to the stoppage of its operations between 28 March and 28 April 2020. ...
Moroccan cement deliveries up 33% in June
Cement sales in Morocco increased 33 per cent MoM in June, according to the Department of Studies and Financial Forecasts of the country’s Ministry of Economy, Finance and Admi...
SCAEK completes first stage API certification
Algeria-based Société des Ciments de Ain El Kebira (SCAEK) has succesfully completed the first phase of the American Petroleum Institute audit to certify petroleum cement as a ...
Egypt sees cement sales surge 42% in June
Egypt's cement industry has reported a sudden surge in total sales, recording 3.64Mt during June 2020, including minimal exports, up 42 per cent MoM and one per cent YoY. June...
Dal Engineering wins north African ball mill order
Dal Engineering has won an EPC contract to supply a new grinding plant in north Africa. DAL Engineering has signed a contract to supply a ball mill measuring 3m x10m for the pr...
Moroccan cement demand expands 33% in June
Cement consumption in Morocco increased 33 per cent YoY to 1,129,708t in June 2020 when compared with June 2019, when demand stood at 849,524t, according to data by the country...
Egyptian cement exports decline by 32% Jan-May 2020
Egyptian cement exports declined by roughly 32 per cent during the first five months of 2020 to US$47m, compared to US$68m during the same period in 2019. Egypt exported ceme...
Tourah Portland Cement sees loss widen in 1Q20
Egypt’s Tourah Portland Cement has seen its net loss widen to EGP64.9m (US$4m) in the first quarter of 2020, compared to EGP50.9m in the 1Q19. The company also reported an 82....
National Cement Co reopens Souq Al-Khamis factory
Libya’s Economic and Social Development Fund has announced National Cement Co will be resuming production at its Souq Al-Khamis factory. The fund said security conditions in ...