cement
Cement workers set palm trees ablaze in fiery protest
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Cement workers set palm trees ablaze in fiery protest
Hundreds of temporary employees at the new Assiut Cement Company in Upper Egypt on Wednesday lit palm trees on fire…
Steel and cement prices rise in January
Business
February 15, 2012
Steel and cement prices rise in January
The prices of steel and Portland cement rose in January by around 2 percent and 11 percent, respectively, compared to…
Italian court convicts 2 in asbestos-linked deaths
Environment
February 14, 2012
Italian court convicts 2 in asbestos-linked deaths
ROME — An Italian court Monday convicted two men of negligence in some 2,000 asbestos-related deaths blamed on contamination from…
Bedouin kidnap Chinese workers in Egypt’s Sinai, sources say
Egypt
January 31, 2012
Bedouin kidnap Chinese workers in Egypt’s Sinai, sources say
ISMAILIA — Bedouin in Sinai kidnapped 25 mostly Chinese cement factory workers on Tuesday, demanding that authorities free fellow tribesmen…
Competition authority investigates CEMEX on monopoly charges
Business
November 18, 2011
Competition authority investigates CEMEX on monopoly charges
The Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) has started investigating reports from traders accusing CEMEX, Assiut Cement Company of monopolistic practices, said…
US expert: Leadership of ‘Military Inc.’ is running Egypt
Business
October 26, 2011
US expert: Leadership of ‘Military Inc.’ is running Egypt
The Egyptian military’s economic interests have long been considered too taboo to discuss in the mainstream media, so little is…
Petroleum minister criticizes continued energy subsidies
Egypt
October 18, 2011
Petroleum minister criticizes continued energy subsidies
Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Abdullah Ghorab criticized on Monday the continued government policy of energy subsidies at the expense…
Lifting energy subsidies won’t harm industry, official says
Business
August 17, 2011
Lifting energy subsidies won’t harm industry, official says
Egyptian industry will not be affected if the government decides to lift energy subsidies, said Industrial Devleopment Authority Chief Ismail…
Egypt mulls removing energy subsidies for certain industries
Business
August 16, 2011
Egypt mulls removing energy subsidies for certain industries
The government is considering removing its energy subsidies to the steel, cement, fertilizers, and ceramics industries, said Deputy Prime Minister…
New investors force cement companies to reduce prices
Business
August 4, 2011
New investors force cement companies to reduce prices
New investors in the cement business, especially Arish Cement, which is owned by the Egyptian armed forces, have forced several…