Cement News tagged under: Middle East
Iranian cement demand advances 14% in May23 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsIran’s cement market has expanded by 13.9 per cent to 5.82Mt in May 2023 when compared with May 2022, when 5.11Mt of cement was sold, according to the Iranian Cement Association. Cement and clinker production increased YoY by 18.4 per cent to 6.37Mt and 5.6 per cent to 7.3Mt in May 2023, respectively. Iran’s cement producers exported 0.4Mt of cement in May 2023, up 33.6 per cent YoY, and 0.81Mt of clinker, up 45.7 per cent YoY. |
Hoffmann Green to build four new units in Saudi Arabia22 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsHoffmann Green Cement Technologies has agreed to collaborate with Shurfah Holding to build four Hoffmann units in Saudi Arabia. As part of Saudi Vision 2030, Shurfah Holding and Hoffmann Green have been in talks for over a year with the aim of developing low-carbon Smart Cities. In 2022 the two companies signed a preliminary letter of intent to a test phase which enabled Hoffmann clinker-free cement to be experimented in Saudi Arabia and the production process to be assessed locally. Follo... |
Attock Cement sells Iraqi unit for US$11.7m22 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsAttock Cement Ltd of Pakistan has updated Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) about selling its 60 per cent share in its Iraqi grinding plant on 21 June 2023. Company Secretary, Irfan Amanullah, has informed PSX that the agreement for the sale of the entire shareholding of the company in its subsidiary ‘ Saqr Al Keetan for Cement Production Co Ltd ’ reached, and the company has received a sum of US$11.700m as a consideration against the sale of 9m shares. The company will be sold to two bu... |
KHD host Saudi cement sector at Vision 2030 Symposium15 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsKHD hosted executives of the Saudi cement sector at the one-day KHD Vision 2030 Symposium. Taking place at the Hyatt Olaya Hotel in Riyadh, attendees discussed matters with KHD executives, sales representatives as well as experts from the company’s pyroprocessing and grinding departments. Representatives from KHD’s EPC partner, AVIC International Beijing, and knowledge partner A3&Co ® , also spoke, while two panel discussions provided the opportunity to hear insight and feedback from the cem... |
Misr Cement Group joins WCA15 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe World Cement Association (WCA) is welcoming Misr Cement Group, one of the longest-standing cement and building materials manufacturing companies in Egypt, as a corporate member. Misr Cement Group group works towards operating with a minimal environmental impact, by incorporating sustainable projects into its processes to protect and replenish the environment surrounding its facilities in Upper Egypt. Projects include the launch of environmentally friendly products, planting of trees i... |
Iranian cement consumption grows 13% in April09 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Iranian cement market expanded 12.5 per cent YoY to 4.5Mt in April 2023, according to the Iranian Cement Association. Domestic cement production stood at 4.89Mt (up 7.2 per cent YoY), while clinker output reached 7.26Mt (+3.9 per cent YoY). In terms of exports, the industry’s performance was more muted. Cement exports declined 8.6 per cent to 0.384Mt when compared with the equivalent period of the previous year. Clinker exports fell by 30 per cent YoY 0.553Mt. |
Abra Holdings offers to raise its controlling stake in Oman Cement08 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsAbra Holdings Ltd (Abra) of Mauritius ( Huaxin Cement Group ) has announced a public offer to acquire an additional 15.42 per cent of the issued share capital of the Oman Cement Co (OCC), a move that would increase the former’s stake in OCC to 75 per cent. The offer opens on 14 June 2023 and closes on 25 June 2023 against an offer price of OMR0.379 (US$0.98) per OCC share. “Abra will contribute to the development of operations at OCC, increase its production efficiency, and enhance i... |
What will prompt faster decarbonisation?02 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsThis week the Alliance for Low-Carbon Cement and Concrete (ALCCC) published its latest report on 'fast-tracking cement decarbonisation'. The document looks at underperforming and reaching performance-based standards for decarbonisation. The issue with today's cement industry standards is that they are not designed for a quick entry of low-carbon cement. "Safe and low-carbon solutions already exist but need market access through environmentally ambitious standards and policies," says ALCCC... |
Oman Cement appoints Zhu Yaping as new CEO31 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsOman Cement Co ’s board of directors has approved the appointment of Zhu Yaping as the company’s new CEO with immediate effect. He succeeds Salim Abdullah al Hajri, who retired as CEO of the company. Mr Yaping is a senior executive from Oman Cement’s majority shareholder Huaxin Cement Co, which completed the acquisition of a majority 59.58 per cent stake in Oman Cement. Mr Yaping is a highly experienced professional in the cement industry with more than 30 years of experience and a dist... |
Qatar National Cement signs digital and Uzbekistan MoUs30 May 2023, Published under Cement NewsQatar National Cement Co (QNCC) has made a strategic decision to partner SAP and Google Cloud to fuel its digital transformation and ensure future-proof operations. Eng Essa Mohammed Ali A M Kaldari, QNCC CEO, emphasised the significance of this transformation: "Our aim is to modernise and streamline our systems, increase efficiencies, and enhance the services we deliver to our customers and employees. After implementation, our operations will be more agile and scalable, ena... |