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Saint-Gobain acquires Drymix in Egypt
04 July 2023Egypt: France-based Saint-Gobain has obtained outright ownership of mortars producer United Paints and Chemicals (Drymix). Saint-Gobain paid US$25m for the acquisition, according to Business News Africa. Drymix operates the 240,000t/yr ‘6th of October City’ mortar plant in Giza Governorate.
Saint-Gobain operates two other building materials plants in Egypt, in Alexandria and Monufia Governorates.
LafargeHolcim Egypt's ECOPlanet green cement reduces CO2 emissions from Alamein Downtown Towers project
09 January 2023Egypt: LafargeHolcim Egypt supplied 8200t of its ECOPlanet reduced-CO2 cement for construction of Alamein Downtown Towers in Alamein City. The producer said that the cement reduced the project's carbon footprint by 45% compared to ordinary Portland cement (OPC). The government contracted China-based China State Construction Engineering Corporation for construction of the five-tower development. Three of the buildings will be residential, while the remaining two will house business and events facilities.