Egypt’s Alexandria Cement has announced a further consolidated net loss in the first quarter of 2018, which widened 17.1 per cent YoY to EGP34.78m. Furthermore, the company recorded a standalone net loss of EGP71.28m against a net profit of EGP12.63m seen in the year-ago period.

Elsewhere, Misr Beni Suef Cement posted a 280.9 per cent YoY rise in net profit to EGP125.9m for 1Q18. Sales saw a significant increase of 77.3 per cent to EGP619.1m, compared to EGP349.1m of the previous year.