Cement News tagged under: Middle East
Iranian cement market reaches 5.72Mt14 April 2022, Published under Cement NewsCement demand in Iran stood at 5.72Mt in March 2022, according to the Iranian Cement Association. The domestic output of 5.67Mt of cement and 6.33Mt of clinker was sufficient to supply the home market as well as meet overseas demand through exports of 0.312Mt of cement and 0.853Mt. |
ABB installs its distribution control system at Star Super Cement06 April 2022, Published under Cement NewsABB was the electrical and automation partner for the Star Cement clinkerisation plant 10 years ago and had deployed ABB’s DCS for three cement grinding units when these plants were installed. Each grinding unit had a different generation of DCS depending on the plant commissioning period. All grinding units have now been upgraded to ABB Ability System 800xA, which can implement advanced process control methods and is ranked by the ARC advisory group as the world’s No 1 DCS platform over th... |
ASEC repairs bearings in kiln tyre supports at UAE plant05 April 2022, Published under Cement NewsA cement plant in the UAE faced a major incident in February 2022 that caused severe damage in the journal bearings and roller supports in the middle tyre of the kiln. At very short notice, Arab Swiss Engineering Company (ASEC) addressed the damage. A team of experts from ASEC started the job immediately with the following objectives: • investigations leading to the development of the root cause of the failure • supervision of replacing and repairing all damaged parts • inve... |
Yamama Cement signs SAR1.633bn financing agreement04 April 2022, Published under Cement NewsYamama Cement Co signed a Shariah-compliant financing agreement on 31 March for SAR1.663bn (US$435.4m) with Saudi National Bank, the cement producer said in a statement to the Tadawul. The agreement covers long-term financing of SAR800m, for a period of eight years (including three years of grace period), and refinancing part of the existing long-term loans amounting to SAR563m, for a period of four years to repay part of existing loans. It also includes short-term financing of SAR... |
Riyadh Cement sees 4% drop in net profits in 202130 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsSaudi cement company Riyadh Cement Co posted a 3.8 per cent decline in net profits after zakat and tax to SAR211.64m in 2021, when compared with 2020 when net profits after zakat and tax reached SAR219.95m. Revenues were up 13.7 per cent to SAR671.06m in 2021 from SAR590.29m in 2020, according to a bourse filing. |
Northern Region Cement Co announces net profits of SAR107m in 202129 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsNorthern Region Cement Co has achieved net profits after zakat (charitable donations) and tax worth SAR106.67m (US$28.4m) in 2021, a decline of 1.4 per cent from SAR108.22m in 2020. Revenues fell by 13.7 per cent to SAR561.91m last year from SAR651.48m in 2020. In the 3Q21 the Saudi listed firm reported net profit after zakat and tax worth SAR18.35m, an YoY drop of 14 per cent from SAR21.43m. |
Oman takes measures to meet shortfall in cement demand24 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion held a joint meeting in Muscat on 22 March 2022 with departments concerned and related companies to discuss cement shortage in some governorates of Oman. One of the local factories suspended production due to the hike in costs of raw materials in the production prices. Almost immediately, Oman Cement announced its readiness to boost its production capacity by 10 per cent to meet the shortfall. The meeting resulted in taking ... |
Tabuk Cement Co sees profits fall by 65% in 202124 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia’s Tabuk Cement Co saw its profits drop by 65 per cent in 2021 on the back of lower sales. Profits of the company dropped from SAR51.6m(US$13.8m) to SAR17.8m, according to a bourse filing. This came as sales fell by 17.3 per cent to SAR229m. |
Oman Cement Co reports OMR4.447m net profit18 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsOman Cement Co posted a net profit of OMR4.447m (US$11.57m) for 2021, representing a growth in its commercial activities despite the economic impact of COVID-19. Eng Salem Bin Abdullah al Hairi, CEO of Oman Cement, said that these results have been achieved due to a number of policies implemented meet the higher demand and despite the strong competition that was witnessed in the market, not only from local cement companies but also from imported cement brands. In 2021 the company produ... |
Al Safwa Cement to pilot microalgae project15 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsTo promote the concept of a circular carbon economy and support sustainability, a collaboration contract has been signed between Al Safwa Cement Co and Desert Microalgae Technology (DMT), and also its technical partner clean Combustion Research Center (CCRC) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). At KAUST it was agreed that DMT build and develop a pilot project at Al Safwa plant to cultivate microalgae using waste resources (carbon emitted from flue gas and brin... |