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Africa & The Middle East News

Browse the latest africa & the middle east news and articles.

Lafarge to renovate Iraqi cement plant
10 May 20102 min read

Lafarge to renovate Iraqi cement plant

Lafarge has launched a US$ 200 million project to renovate an Iraqi cement plan.

Alexandria Cement Plans Rights Issue
29 Apr 20101 min read

Alexandria Cement Plans Rights Issue

Egypt’s Alexandria Cement has received the go-ahead for a US$ 442 million rights issue.

Recapitalisation for Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe
27 Apr 20102 min read

Recapitalisation for Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe

Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe is to receive a US$ 3 million injection of capital from the Lafarge Group for recapitalisation of its operations to improve efficiency.

Gulf Cement to increase capacity
26 Apr 20101 min read

Gulf Cement to increase capacity

Gulf Cement Company, Qatar, is looking to increase its production capacity to 12 000 tpd, as a second production line is due to come online in 2011.

CemenTec offers lowest bid for Habesha Project
23 Apr 20102 min read

CemenTec offers lowest bid for Habesha Project

In a few weeks Habesha Cement will announce who has won the the contract to supervise the construction of Habesha’s new 1.2 million tpa cement plant in Eithiopia.

News from Egypt
21 Apr 20102 min read

News from Egypt

Possible health tax on cement companies, and Egypt set to reissue two licences.

Italcementi to set Up 120 MW Wind Farm
21 Apr 20102 min read

Italcementi to set Up 120 MW Wind Farm

Egypt’s first privately owned wind farm is to be built by Italcementi in the Gulf of Suez.

Benue Cement records massive profit for 2009
14 Apr 20101 min read

Benue Cement records massive profit for 2009

Dangote Cement’s Benue Cement Company has posted a massive 205% increase in profits for FY2009.

Attock looking to acquire Al-Abbas Cement
3 Apr 20102 min read

Attock looking to acquire Al-Abbas Cement

Attock Cement and Al-Abbas Cement have signed a Memorandum of Understanding regarding Attock Cement’s proposed acquisition of Al-Abbas

Saudi cement market: strong demand but overcapacity becoming a problem
1 Apr 20102 min read

Saudi cement market: strong demand but overcapacity becoming a problem

A new report provides a comprehensive review of the Saudi cement market, which, despite excess capacity, still remains one of the strongest globally.

News from Africa
30 Mar 20102 min read

News from Africa

In Mozambique, Matola Cement is set to double production, while in Nigeria the Bua Group will expand the Sokoto Cement plant.

Emirates cement plant inaugurated
26 Mar 20101 min read

Emirates cement plant inaugurated

The new JV Emirates Cement plant has been officially opened in Fujairah, UAE.

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