Cement News tagged under: Egypt
Egypt: Arabian Cement's revenue falls in 4Q1528 March 2016, Published under Cement NewsArabian Cement Company (ACC) has described its 4Q15 financial results as "mixed". According to Egypt Daily News, the company added that nothing is alarming with regards to profits, losses, and the operating performance. During the quarter, the company’s cement selling price registered EGP497/t (US$55.89/t), three per cent higher than ACC had previously predicted. However, revenues and profits both declined compared to the previous quarter. The company reported EGP338m (US$38m) in rev... |
ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions to expand in MENA22 March 2016, Published under Cement NewsThyssenkrupp sees future growth in the MENA, and particularly in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, for its industrial solutions business area. Boris van Thiel, thyssenkrupp's CEO of the MENA region, said thyssenkrupp sees a huge potential especially in the area of energy efficiency programmes and downstream value chains. Mr Van Thiel further said that the importance of the MENA region for its business cannot be overstated. “Already today, more than 20 per cent of our global sales are achieved in th... |
Suez Cement working to limit impact of Egypt's dollar shortage14 March 2016, Published under Cement NewsSuez Cement, a unit of Italy’s Italcementi SpA, is working to minimise the impact of Egypt’s dollar shortage on its operations and has no plans to “withdraw” from the country, Managing Director, Bruno Carre, said. “We are doing what we can to finance our operations locally and to work with local suppliers while getting extended credit facilities from our international suppliers and our group,” Carre told Bloomberg News. “Our key priority is to maintain our operations and to minimise the out... |
Suez Cement says profit transfers hit by foreign currency crisis in Egypt09 March 2016, Published under Cement NewsSuez Cement is struggling to transfer shareholder profits out of Egypt because of a foreign currency crisis, Reuters reports. Egypt has been struggling to revive its economy since the uprising in 2011 that drove major sources of foreign currency such as foreign investors and tourists away. Pressure for a devaluation of the pound has been building but the central bank has kept it fixed at 7.7301 pounds per dollar. The bank has been trying to conserve hard currency by prioritising its use fo... |
Arabian Cement Co launches new cement brand in Egypt22 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsArabian Cement Company (ACC) recently announced the launch of its latest OPC brand in Egypt, under the brand name "Al Nasr". "We are extremely pleased to announce launching our new cement brand in Egypt, which reinforces our position as one of the largest cement producers in the market," said Jose Maria Magrina, ACC chief executive officer. "Projected to increase our competitiveness in the designated regions by diversifying our customer base to include price-sensitive customers, Al Nasr i... |
Egypt receives 37 applications for new coal-fired cement plants16 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsA total of 37 companies have applied for licences to construct new coal-fired cement plants in nine governorates, Daily News Egypt reported on Saturday citing Egypt’s Industrial Development Authority (IDA). Ismail Gaber, head of the IDA, said the new licences aim to increase investments in the cement industry to meet local consumption. Minister of Industry, Tarek Qabil, announced earlier this year that the IDA would issue licences to establish cement factories in the governorates of Be... |
Suez Cement results impacted by lower selling prices, higher energy costs12 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsSuez Cement Co, part of the Italcementi group, reported an 8.3 per cent drop in consolidated revenues for 2015 to EGP5.64bn (US$720m) from EGP6.15bn a year earlier. It recorded a net loss after non-controlling interest of EGP60m, from a prior-year profit of EGP50m. The company said that in the 4Q15, despite the strong demand and a balanced supply and demand situation, selling prices did not keep pace and further declined about three per cent from the prior quarter, cumulating in a 15 per c... |
Suez Cement to convert Helwan and Torah plants to use coal and RDF02 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsSuez Cement is aiming to convert Torah and Helwan plants to use coal and RDF in addition to the already-used HFO following the conversion of Kattameya and Suez plants in 2015. According to the management, the company would start the conversion operation in February and July for Helwan and Torah plants, respectively. This conversion operation is expected to take 12-18 months and would result in the usage of coal for 70 per cent of the energy for both plants. Helwan Cement would use RDF 20... |
FLSmidth receives third O&M contract from Egyptian producer01 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsFLSmidth has signed a contract with Arabian Cement Company (ACC) for operation and maintenance of the production lines at its cement plant located near the city of Suez in Egypt. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the contract, which covers five years of operation and maintenance of two production lines with a capacity of 6000tpd each. FLSmidth has been operating and maintaining the two lines since 2008 and 2010, respectively. Both lines were built by FLSmidth. The scope ... |
Sinoma signs contract with Egypt's South Valley Cement01 February 2016, Published under Cement NewsEgypt-based South Valley Cement Co has signed an EPC contract for a grinding unit with Chinese firm Sinoma CDI, to enable its plant to use petcoke, with a grinding capacity of 50tph. Under the US$19.5m contract, the Chinese firm will also supply spare parts for two years, the company said in a bourse statement. |