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Saudi Arabia: Kreisel has delivered three 700 x 700mm high-pressure rotary valves to a China-based engineering firm for its construction of a cement plant in Saudi Arabia. Each valve is equipped with Ultra-Carbide protection and is able to convey 125t/hr of raw meal over a distance of 263m. In addition to the valves, Kreisel will also supply air supply units and other non-critical components.

Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Cement Company has appointed Mohammed Fouad appointed as its Business Excellence Director.

Fouad has worked for Riyadh Cement Company since 2021 as its Planning and Development Manager. Prior to this he worked a plant manager for Groupe SEB in Egypt and in technical management roles for Smart Systems for Factories Operation and Maintenance in Jordan. Cement sector roles in his career include working as a ‘Production and Operation Expert’ for LafargeHolcim from 2008 to 2016 and a Production Engineer for Cimpor from 2004 to 2008 in Egypt. He is a graduate in chemical engineering from Alexandria University and holds a master’s in business administration from the Paris ESLSCA Business School.

Saudi Arabia: Sinoma Overseas Development completed start-up testing and hand-over of new grinding mills at Arabian Cement Company’s Rabigh cement on 21 February 2024. The supplier said that the delivery was in accordance with the terms of the original contract between its parent company, China National Building Material (CNBM), and the producer.

Sinoma Overseas Development attributed deviations from the project’s previously announced schedule to the need for discussions with CNBM about remaining project works, equipment operation plans, procurement schedules and acceptance tests. As provided for in the contract, the work will be subject to a 5% delay penalty.

Saudi Arabia: Yamama Cement Company has blamed a drop in sales in 2023 on a decrease in local demand. Its sales revenue declined by 7.2% year-on-year to US$250m in 2023 from US$268m in 2022. Meanwhile, the company’s net profit dropped by 14% to US$81.1m from US$94.9m.

Saudi Arabia: GAS Arabian Services Company has won a contract for the procurement of metering skids, pressure reduction stations and gas pipelines for Yamama Cement, Mist News has reported. Yamama Cement is in the process of expanding its Northern Halal cement plant to 32,500t/day in capacity.

Saudi Arabia: Sinoma Overseas Development has reported the successful construction of the first steel column for the kiln inlet of the new Line 3 at Yamama Cement’s Al Kharj cement plant in Northern Halal. The China-based supplier used a crawler crane to position the structural element, which is painted in its characteristic blue. In a post to LinkedIn, it said that the development ‘kicks off the steel construction and installation’ of the upcoming 12,500t/day (4.6Mt/yr) line.

Sinoma Overseas Development said “Meticulous preparations were made for the successful completion of the first installation as a landmark task in the project’s construction: civil engineers re-measured pre-embedded bolts multiple times, cleared pathways, and set the area ready for operation. Seamless coordination between commanders and operators, combined with whole-process supervision of managers, made the successful installation of the first steel column possible.” Looking forwards, it said “The project team, greatly inspired by the successful installation, will continue to face challenges head-on, chase for high quality while ensuring safety and make sure tasks are completed in due time for the safe and smooth operation of subsequent construction.”

Saudi Arabia: Yamama Cement has hired China National Building Material subsidiary Sinoma Overseas Development to upgrade a production line it is moving from its old plant site south of Riyadh to its new site at Northern Halal in Al-Kharj governorate. The 10,000t/day line will be enhanced to a 12,500t/day line as part of the project. Sinoma Overseas Development general manager Yang Lei re-emphasised the company’s commitment to leveraging its technical strengths in both of its on-going projects with Yamama Cement.

The cement company commissioned two production lines supplied by Germany-based ThyssenKrupp with a total production capacity of 20,000t/day in late 2022 at its new plant location to the east of Riyadh. Once the production line from the older Riyadh plant has been moved and upgraded, the Northern Halal plant is expected to have a production capacity of 32,500t/day. Yamama Cement previously shut down five of its older production lines at the Riyadh site in 2017 before saying it was going to sell them in 2019.

Saudi Arabia: Qassim Cement Company has informed investors of its intention to acquire Hail Cement Company outright via a submission on the Saudi Exchange. As part of its offer, Qassim Cement Company plans to increase its own share capital by 23%, in order to issue some of it to Hail Cement Company’s shareholders.

Saudi Arabia: Najran Cement has informed investors via a posting on the Saudi Exchange that it expects its cost of sales to rise by 13%. This is due to an increase in the price of fuels by its supplier Saudi Aramco. The cement producer noted that the waste heat recovery (WHR) system installed at its Najran cement plant has partly reduced the anticipated impacts on costs.

Najran Cement said “The company will work during the coming period to explore ways to reduce the financial impact of this adjustment on the company’s profits and will continue to implement its plans to reduce costs and improve production and operating efficiency. It will also work with government agencies to explore ways to diversify energy sources.”

Saudi Arabia: Arabian Cement Company has estimated that its production costs will rise by 14% after Saudi Aramco raised its fuel prices. In an addendum to a previous announcement published on the Saudi Exchange on 4 January 2024, the producer said that it will explore cost reduction strategies throughout the coming financial period.