On 12th June 2018 CemNet Newsroom reports that Suhar Cement is expected to start its new cement grinding operation later this year. The new facility, featuring a cement mill with a capacity of around 240tph. The project is being developed as partnership with Sohar Cement (holding 70 per cent of the...
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Sad to read on CemNet Newsroom on 8th May 2018 that Southern Province Cement Co has reported a 2.9 per cent YoY decrease in net profits in the 1Q18. However, only a 2.9% reduction perhaps suggests that the market decline in Saudi Arabia is bottoming out. Many people in the industry will be hoping so...
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Interesting to read on CemNet Newsroom on 6th April that Qassim Cement Co has received a one-year export licence from Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Commerce and Investment. Whitehopleman has a long association with Qassim Cement stretching back more than 15 years. Whitehopleman is intrigued how exporti...
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Sad to read on CemNet Newsroom on 7th March that Egyptian cement producer Alexandria Cement reported a consolidated net losses of EGP513.85m (US$29.13m), when compared with net losses of EGP50.86m in 2016. It is now almost 10 years since Whitehopleman was retained by potential Saudi Arabian investor...
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Whitehopleman reads that Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) is expected to increase its production capacity by 5500tpd during 2H18, due to the start-up of a new plant later in the year. (CemNet Newsroom 24th February. It is quite a few years since Whitehopleman visited the plant at Umm Bab in the...
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The 3-day technical workshop alongside Cemtech Dubai was successfully completed on 20th February 2018. The first part of the workshop covered the topics fuels, combustion and emissions. The second half covered grinding technologies and product development. Participating in the workshop were people f...
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It was good to read on CemNet Newsroom on 20th February that profits surged at Arabian Cement, Saudi Arabia in the 4th quarter of 2017 compared with 2016, although not compared with the 3rd quarter 2017. For the year as a whole profits were down compared to 2016. Might an increase in 4th quarter pro...
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Whitehopleman was delighted to read on CemNet Newsroom on 16th February 2018 that Arkan has posted an AED30m + profit following the closure of the Emirates cement factory. Nevertheless, Whitehopleman also has fond memories of the benchmarking audit undertaken on the Emirates cement factory in 2013....