Cement News tagged under: Egypt
Egyptian court accepts Assiut appeal21 January 2014, Published under Cement NewsAn Egyptian court has accepted an appeal by Assiut Cement, overruling a decision to annul an agreement under which Cemex acquired a controlling stake in the Egyptian unit. The case has now been referred to an administrative court, a Cemex official has said. In 1999, Cemex bought a controlling stake in Assiut Cement from Egypt’s state-owned Metallurgical Industries Holding Co as part of the government's wider privatisation drive at the time. Two former Assiut employees, who were among wo... |
Helwan Cement Company launches new bag filter system, Egypt25 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsHelwan Cement Company, a subsidiary of Suez Cement Group of Companies (SCGC), has launched its new bag filter system to significantly reduce plant dust emissions. The filter will cut Helwan Cement Company's dust emission rates to a maximum of 10mg/m3, which is lower than current Egyptian and European legal standards, Bruno Carre, chief executive officer of SCGC, stated during an inauguration ceremony for the new installation. Among those also in attendance at the launch were HE Mounir ... |
Egypt: Suez Cement inaugurates Helwan bag filter19 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsSuez Cement's latest investment in a state-of-the-art bathhouse for its Helwan Cement plant underlies the company's continued commitment to sustainable cement production. The opening of the baghouse was greeted by HE Mounir Fakry AbdelNour, Minister of Trade and Industry, Eng Mohamed El Sewedy, Chairman of the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI), Eng Tarek Tawfik and Eng Zaki Abdou Bassiouny, the two Deputy Chairmen of FEI, a number of board members of the Federation of Egyptian Industr... |
Egypt: fuel supply problems cause Suez Cement to act07 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsSuez Cement has turned to wind power to help it meet its energy needs. The project at Gulf El-Zeit is part of the government's objective to output 7000MW or 20 per cent of Egypt's energy needs from renewable sources by 2020. The Gulf El-Zeit initiative will be able to supply one third of the energy Suez Cement requires, but is unlikely to surpass this amount. “The electricity supplied by the grid will be used in the crushing part, while in cooking you need flame and heat so electricity is ... |
Egypt sees signs of stablisation05 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsSigns of stability are beginning to emerge in the Egyptian cement market with visibility improving in several areas, a recent flash note by CM-CIC Securities highlights. The research house believes visibility is improving on several points. Firstly, volumes have been catching up since August and were up by 15 per cent during the month followed by a three per cent increment in September. Moreover, a better pricing scenario has been witnessed through 2013, with an increase of 15 per cen... |
Suez Cement quarterly profit drops on demand, energy shortages01 November 2013, Published under Cement NewsSuez Cement reported a significant decline in earnings and profit for the third quarter of 2013 due to lower sales and reduced output on the back of energy shortages. The company, which is part of the Italcementi group, said third quarter EBITDA plunged 42 per cent YoY while net profit fell 72 per cent. Domestic sales of grey cement were down 5.2 per cent during the period. Following such challenging times, Suez Cement expects improvements in cement demand going forward: "The company i... |
Titan looks to boost energy supplies in Egypt23 October 2013, Published under Cement NewsTitan Cement Company has begun discussions with Egypt’s Ministries of Petroleum to boost its energy supplies. In an interview with Egypt Daily News, Titan Cement Company executive VP, Medhat Stephanos, said some Egyptian cement factories have had to scale back production and distribution by an average of 24 per cent due to low and intermittent supplies of natural gas. However, the company has opened dialogue with the Ministries of Petroleum to explore new options: “We have already su... |
Sinai Cement first-half profit declines, Egypt06 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsSinai Cement reported a 30 per cent YoY decline in net profit for the first six months of 2013. The Egypt-based cement producer said that net profit fell to EGP50,991,171 (US$7.4m) for the six months compared to EGP 73,140,215 (US$10.6m) for the same period of last year. |
ACC plans to list on Egypt stock market05 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsArabian Cement Co (ACC) is preparing to list on Egypt’s stock market and has submitted a proposal to the Misr for Central Clearing, Depository and Registry (MCDR) to be centrally registered. The company told Zawya News that the company will be added to the central registry as soon as the review is completed. Arabian Cement is 68 per cent owned by Spain-based Cementos La Unión. |
ASEC Minya begins production, Egypt04 September 2013, Published under Cement NewsASEC Minya Cement, an affiliate company of ASEC Cement, announced it has started production at its new 2Mta factory in the Minya governorate. The new factory is located 200km from south Cairo and 50km from North Minya city. Daily News Egypt reported that Giorgio Bodo, CEO of ASEC Cement, expressed his gratitude for the beginning of the new factory’s production despite the political and economic challenges facing Egypt. Mr Bodo said that while security problems and the fuel shortage, ... |