Cement News tagged under: Middle East
Oman Cement Co opens tenders for kiln line No 411 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsOman Cement Company (OCC) has floated a tender for the construction of its fourth cement production line in the sultanate of Oman and to upgrade its third kiln line. The fourth line will have a clinker capacity of 10,000tpd, whereas the third line will be upgraded from 4000 to 5000tpd of clinker production. Salem Abdullah Al Hajri, CEO of OCC, said, "This tender has been floated for local companies operating in the Sultanate of Oman as part of OCC’s interest in enhancing the added... |
Qassim Cement Co plans 30MW solar power plant04 January 2022, Published under Cement NewsSaudi Arabia's Qassim Cement Co will mandate a consulting firm to help with the preparations for a 30MW solar plant at its site in Buraydah city. Qassim Cement produces about 4Mta of cement. The company will invest SAR152m (US$40.53m) to build a cement mill at its plant in Buraydah with a capacity of 300tph. |
Arabian Cement expects start Rabigh mills for 4Q2230 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsWhile completion of the new cement mills at Arabian Cement Co’s Rabigh plant in Saudi Arabia has reached 99.5 per cent, the project’s contractor, CNBM, has not been able to enter the country to resume work on the project, said Arabian Cement Co in a statement to the Saudi stock exchange. Resumption of work will be possible following the approval of relevant government agencies in China for the project team’s travel requirements. As a result, the expected date of commercial operations will ... |
Iran’s cement consumption at 5.36Mt in November17 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe Iranian cement market required a supply of 5.36Mt in November 2021, according to the Iranian Cement Association. Domestic supply of cement and clinker reached 5.35Mt and 6.57Mt, respectively. In addition 0.38Mt of cement and 0.97Mt of clinker was exported by the country’s cement producers. |
Cemtech Middle East & Africa 202216 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsVirtual conference: Cemtech Middle East & Africa Date: 21-23 February 2022 Free registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L5yZC6zZRxiWoZ6oqw8AGA Cemtech will hold its annual flagship Middle East & Africa conference as a virtual event on 21-23 February 2022. The meeting will explore major developments underway in the regional cement industry including: In-depth industry analysis, corporate developments and cement market forecasts Insights into the l... |
Yamama Cement Co makes early loan repayments16 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsYamama Cement Co announced the early repayment of SAR130m (US$34.6m) worth of two loan installments to Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF), according to a bourse filing. The company has an outstanding debt balance of SAR1.178bn, reports Argaam. The repayment of the two installments, which were due in 2022, was financed from the company’s available cash. The early repayment is in line with the company’s strategy aimed at boosting its financial efficiency. |
Yanbu Cement completes modernisation project14 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsYanbu Cement Co has announced the completion of its Kiln Line 4 modernisation project following the recent shutdown. The reason for exceeding the previously announced end date is due to the delay in receiving some spare parts and the improvement of operations of the Line 4. |
Saudi Cement sales fall to 4.7Mt in November09 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe aggregate sales of 17 Saudi cement producers decreased by five per cent to 4.7Mt in November, compared to 4.9Mt in the same month last year, according to Yamama Cement Co. Locally, 14 market players reported lower sales, led by Northern Region Cement Co with a 54 per cent YoY drop. It was followed by United Cement Industrial Co, whose sales were down 31 per cent YoY, and by City Cement Co, which posted a fall in sales of 20 per cent YoY. Three companies recorded higher sales, headed... |
South Khorasan exports US$7.2m in 7MFY21-2208 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsIran’s South Khorasan province exported cement to a value of US$7.209m in the first seven months of the Iranian calendar year (March 2021-October 2022), according to Hamed Hassan-Nejad, deputy head of the province’s Industry, Mining and Trade Department. During this period 276,795t of cement was exported to Afghanistan and Iraq. South Khorasan province has two cement plants, which produced a total of 802,000t of cement in the 7MFY21-22. |
Signing ceremony held for five cement factory projects in Libya02 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsA new strategic cement and building materials factory complex agreement has been signed by Ahmed Abuhisa, Minister of Industry and Minerals, in Tripoli. The ceremony was attended by FLSmidth, Grenzebach Co and Austroplan. The agreement signed was between the National Mining Corp and the local company, Abraj Al-Ghad Co for the Cement and Building Materials Industry, under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals. The celebration included a visual presentation of the p... |