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Bahrain: The Abu Dhabi Financial Group (ADFG) has signed a sale agreement with GFH Financial Group to buy a 10% stake in the Falcon Cement Company, according to Gulf News.
“With Falcon Cement’s strong market position and potential for future growth following the completion of a second production line later in 2016, the company represents an attractive investment opportunity for ADFG,” said Jassim Al Seddiqi, chief executive officer of ADFG.
Falcon Cement has a cement production capacity of 0.35Mt/yr. Production capacity is expected to increase to 0.85Mt/yr when the second production line launches at the end of 2016.
Falcon Cement approved for ISO 9001 certification
02 October 2013Bahrain: Falcon Cement Company (FCC), the first Bahrain-based fully integrated cement producer, has announced that it has been approved for ISO 9001 Quality Management System Certification by Bureau Veritas.
"We are delighted to have received this prestigious certification," said executive director Salah Sharif.
FCC, which started production in 2009, currently produces 1000t/day of cement with expansion planned for the next year to grow it to above 2500t/day. This represents up to 60% of the current cement requirements of the Bahraini market.
Cemena focused on expansion at home and abroad
12 June 2012Bahrain: Cemena Holding Company has outlined plans to expand its business during its AGM, which focused on Cemena's profitability, returns and plans to diversify its offering. Shareholders were updated on the company's activities and financial performance for 2011 and the milestones reached during the year. The company, which was set up in 2008 by Gulf Finance House, also highlighted its new business strategy and hailed efforts of the management in achieving gross revenues of US$46.4m in 2011.
Shareholders were updated on the planned expansion of Falcon Cement Company's (FCC) production capacity, (Bahrain's first cement plant) bringing it up to a capacity of 3500t/day. The company said that the expansion of FCC will help it to meet Bahrain's growing demand for cement, where there is an increasing number of infrastructure projects.
"With the return of the growing demand for cement and building materials locally and in the region, Cemena successfully closed 2011 in profit," said Cemena chairman Hisham Alrayes. "This is a result of the tireless efforts of the team and the trust and confidence that our shareholders have in our vision."
Alrayes added, "Libya (is) stabilising (enabling) us to progress on our Libya Cement Plant. We are confident that we now have a strong platform for growth and expect to witness another strong cash flow performance in 2012."