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.

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.

Libya: The undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, Mustafa Al-Samou, held a meeting with China-based Goodwill Ceramic (Wankang) regarding plans to build a cement plant with a capacity of 2Mt/yr, according to the Libya Herald. Discussions covered regulatory and technical procedures to advance the project, alignment with national industrial development plans and adherence to environmental standards.