Saudi Arabia/Yemen: Tabuk Cement has signed a memorandum of understanding to export 6000t of cement to Yemen. The agreement has a duration of three months.

Dominican Republic: Cementos Cibao has inaugurated a new packing and despatch plant. The unit has two automated packing lines with a palletising system, according to the Listín Diario newspaper. The site also includes a warehouse that can store 200,000 bags of cement. The cement producer operates an integrated plant.

Bangladesh: Saudi Arabian company Engineering Dimensions has expressed interest in building a cement plant at Chhatak in Sunamgan. The company’s president Mohammed N Hijji has met Secretary-in-Charge of the Industries Ministry M Abdul Halim about the project, according to the Financial Express newspaper. Engineering Dimensions says that the country’s high population, local demand and skilled workforce have attracted it to the location.

Uruguay: Cement sales rose by 4.6% year-on-year to 0.60Mt in the first nine months of 2018 from 0.57Mt in the same period in 2018. Exports and internal sales both rose by similar ratios to 87,700t and 0.51Mt respectively, according to data from the Chamber of Industries of Uruguay. Despite overall growth, exports in the third quarter of 2018 nearly halved. Most exports were sent to Paraguay, followed by Argentina and Brazil.