Germany: Scheuch has secured a contract to install an OxiCat catalytic flue gas cleaning system at Holcim Süddeutschland’s Dotternhausen cement plant in Baden-Württemberg. The air pollution control equipment supplier will commission the system by 2027. When operational, the system will catalytically convert the plant’s NOx, CO and volatile organic compound emissions, using recovered waste heat from its kiln, with only small volumes of gas consumed as fuel for heat-up and as a backup.
Saudi Arabia: Najran Cement awarded a US$13m contract to Sinoma International Engineering to build an electric grid connection project at its Sultana plant in Madinah province, under the Liquid Fuel Displacement Programme. The turnkey project will be completed within eight months.
The project will deliver electrical services to the plant to increase energy efficiency, reduce emissions from power generation and increase operational reliability of the electrical grid. The company said the project supports the objectives of the Liquid Fuel Displacement Programme and Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030.
Senegal: Dangote Cement has sold a 10% stake in Dangote Cement Senegal to the local government, reducing its ownership to 89.99% and making the government a minority shareholder. The government said the investment will increase participation in strategic sectors and allow involvement in production and pricing policies.
Dangote Cement Senegal has a cement production capacity of 1.5Mt/yr.
Syria: The General Company for Cement and Building Materials Industry and Marketing (OMRAN) received clinker shipments from Egyptian company Cisco on 7 March 2026, following a memorandum of understanding signed in Cairo on 29 January 2026. The deliveries will support cement production at Syrian plants and are being carried out in phases based on local market demand and plant production capacity. OMRAN director Mahmoud Fadila said that the shipments aim to stabilise cement prices in the domestic market and reduce production costs by ensuring availability of raw materials.
