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Africa & The Middle East News

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

Ohorongo achieves 365 LDI free
12 Mar 20181 min read

Ohorongo achieves 365 LDI free

The company’s Managing Director attributed the feat to a keen focus on safety and identifying potential incidents and mitigating them.

Green shoots in a challenging market
6 Mar 20181 min read

Green shoots in a challenging market

Weak demand in Egypt and margin pressure in Sub-Saharan Africa marked HeidelbergCement’s results in Africa in 2017.

FLSmidth to supply new cement plant to Algeria
1 Mar 20181 min read

FLSmidth to supply new cement plant to Algeria

FLSmidth is to supply a 12 000 tpd integrated cement plant to ETHRB Group in Algeria in partnership with Beijing Triumph Engineering.

CEMEX reports rough year in Asia and Africa
27 Feb 20181 min read

CEMEX reports rough year in Asia and Africa

CEMEX reported a challenging year in its Asia, Middle East and Africa business on weakness in the key Egyptian and Filipino markets.

Production line in LafargeHolcim plant to be supplied by thyssenkrupp
22 Feb 20181 min read

Production line in LafargeHolcim plant to be supplied by thyssenkrupp

thyssenkrup are to supply a production line for a LafargeHolcim cement plant in Morocco.

Wärtsilä and Najran Cement Company renew agreement for Saudi Arabia plants
22 Feb 20181 min read

Wärtsilä and Najran Cement Company renew agreement for Saudi Arabia plants

Wärtsilä and Najran Cement Company renew three year agreement for the installation of two new power plants.

PPC appoints permanent CEO
15 Feb 20181 min read

PPC appoints permanent CEO

PPC, a South African cement producer, appoints permanent CEO.

LafargeHolcim to supply cement for two major port projects
15 Feb 20181 min read

LafargeHolcim to supply cement for two major port projects

LafargeHolcim is to supply customised cement for port construction projects in Ecuador and Morocco.

PPC announces improved financial performance
12 Feb 20181 min read

PPC announces improved financial performance

South Africa’s largest cement maker announced higher year-on-year revenues and earnings in the nine months to the end of 2017.

Positive performance from PPC’s pan-African operations
8 Feb 20181 min read

Positive performance from PPC’s pan-African operations

PPC’s pan-African operations delivered promising performance in 2017, with sales up in Rwanda and Zimbabwean and increased market share in DRC.

PPC faces challenging South African market
6 Feb 20181 min read

PPC faces challenging South African market

PPC’s South African business saw volumes fall in 2017, as demand in South Africa remains muted.

PPC agrees capital repayment moratorium for DRC project
29 Jan 20181 min read

PPC agrees capital repayment moratorium for DRC project

PPC has agreed a two-year capital repayment moratorium on the project finance loan for its recently-completed cement plant in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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