Cement company merger earns Nigerian cement tycoon additional $650M

Abdulsamand Rabiu, Nigeria’s renowned cement and sugar businessman, is currently in the news for gaining $650 million after the cement firm merger getting sanctioned recently. Reportedly, the merger between Rabiu’s BUA Cement’s subsidiary company, Kalambaina Cement and the publicly traded CCNN (Cement Company of Northern …

CIDB Malaysia intends to launch IR 4.0 roadmap for construction sector

Reports indicate that CIDB e-Construct Services (CIDBEC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), is anticipated to establish a Fourth Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0) roadmap by 2020 aimed particularly for the construction industry. Apparently, this roadmap would cover a five-year period …

SAIL provides 35,400 tons of steel for Bogibeel Bridge construction

The state-owned steel making firm provided TMT rebars, structural & plates for the bridge’s construction. The company supplied more than 50% of the steel used in the construction activities. Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), a renowned Indian state-owned steel production company, has reportedly announced …