Pakistan: Fauji Cement (FCCL) and Kot Addu Power (KAPCO) will launch a public offer to acquire up to 7.97% of ordinary shares in Attock Cement (ACPL) at US$1.18 per share, following their agreement on 30 January 2026 to purchase an 84.06% stake in ACPL from parent company Pharaon Investment Group Holding. The public offer will run from 6-12 April 2026, with total potential investment reaching US$12.9m, assuming full acceptance. AKD Securities Limited said the acquisition will be financed through cash, with the companies’ total investment, including the public offer, reaching approximately US$74.7m. FCCL and KAPCO hold cash reserves of US$68m and US$135m respectively.

Indonesia: Fuller Technologies has announced the supply of a new 8000t/day Cross-Bar Cooler 16×39 (partial cooler) for Indocement’s P11 plant in Jakarta. The scope includes the Cross-Bar Cooler, air blast system, hydraulic power unit and related fans and motors. The order follows an order for a Fuller HOTDISC Reactor supplied for the same line in 2021.

Egypt: Egyptian ports will receive 206,000t of petroleum and coal for cement companies that rely on coal as fuel in the coming days. The shipments will arrive through Adabiya, Alexandria, Dekheila and East Port Said ports, according to data from the Maritime Transport Sector. Dekheila Port will receive 50,400t of coal from the US for Arab Cement. Alexandria Port will receive 56,800t of coal from the US for Wadi El Nile Cement. East Port Said will receive 35,500t of petcoke for Sinai White Cement.

India: Loesche has been awarded a contract by The Ramco Cements for the delivery of a new clinker slag grinding plant for the Kalvatala cement plant in Andhra Pradesh. The plant will use a Loesche vertical roller mill with a capacity of 260t/hr (OPC) and will include a dynamic classifier type LDC, Pronamic® grinding parts, a rotary feeder and further equipment. Delivery is planned for the second half of 2026 and commissioning will start in December 2026.

The additional grinding plant will increase the company’s overall production capacity and the company intends to produce various types of products from the plant.