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.

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.

Saudi Arabia: Cement sales fell by 11% year-on-year and by 16% month-on-month to 4.28Mt in February 2026, according to a report by Al Rajhi Capital, reflecting weaker demand due to Ramadan. Yamama Cement recorded growth of 12% year-on-year and held a 15% market share in February 2026. Clinker inventories fell by 0.3% month-on-month to 42.7Mt. Geographically, the Eastern region was the sole region that reported growth of 1.5% year-on-year, mainly driven by Eastern Cement, which saw growth of 17% year-on-year, while sales in the Northern and Southern region plunged by 22% and 16%, respectively.

Among the companies covered, Riyadh Cement held the lowest inventory at four months of the last twelve 12 months’ average sales, followed by Saudi Cement and Yamama Cement at six months and Qassim Cement at nine months. Najran Cement held 13 months of inventory, Arabian Cement 14 months and Yanbu Cement 15 months, while Southern Cement held the highest level at 20 months.