cement
Government tackles new licenses to establish cement factories
Business
March 20, 2015
Government tackles new licenses to establish cement factories
Industrial Development Authority Chief Ismail Gaber announced they would pass the draft law on giving licenses to establish cement plants…
Cement prices stable in March
Business
February 26, 2015
Cement prices stable in March
Cement companies and factories have announced that their maximum prices will remain stable through March for the third month in…
Misr Beni Suef Cement’s revenues up 20% in 2013 to LE1.32 billion
Business
March 18, 2014
Misr Beni Suef Cement’s revenues up 20% in 2013 to LE1.32 billion
Misr Beni Suef Cement (MBSC) released its FY2013 results with revenues up a significant 20 percent year over year (YoY)…
Cement plants to start using coal September 2014
Business
March 11, 2014
Cement plants to start using coal September 2014
The cabinet has directed the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment to study the use of coal in cement plants,…
Workers, environment bear brunt in Sinai cement trade
Economy
August 7, 2013
Workers, environment bear brunt in Sinai cement trade
It is 3 pm, the time the workers of the Sinai Cement Company set off for home. Some are suffering…
Death toll in attack on Sinai workers up to three
Egypt
July 15, 2013
Death toll in attack on Sinai workers up to three
Egypt's Health Ministry has said that the armed attack that targeted a bus carrying cement workers in Sinai early Monday…
Cement price surge puts a damper on construction materials sector
Business
March 26, 2013
Cement price surge puts a damper on construction materials sector
As inflation and energy shortages strike Egypt’s economy, construction materials producers are feeling the crunch. The cement industry, in particular,…
Government mulls regulating cement prices
Business
March 13, 2013
Government mulls regulating cement prices
The government is mulling regulating the price of cement temporarily to promote fairness and curb price fixing.
Suez Canal revenues down; railway revenues increase
Business
December 13, 2012
Suez Canal revenues down; railway revenues increase
Suez Canal revenues fell by 1.1 percent during October to reach US$443 million, while railway revenues increased between January and…
Govt to stop subsidizing energy for cement factories, says minister
Business
August 26, 2012
Govt to stop subsidizing energy for cement factories, says minister
The government will no longer subsidize energy for new cement factories, including 14 factories for which licenses have already…