Tunisia: Les Ciments de Bizerte recorded a 69% year-on-year fall in sales to US$9.2m in 2024, down from US$30.3m in 2023, amid a complete halt to clinker production.
The company published its financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2024, revealing production costs of US$7.6m and a record high net loss of US$14.9m, up from a US$11.3m deficit in 2023. It purchased 114,128t of clinker to attempt to supply the market, but failed to meet demand due to the production halt.