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<\/a> New cement plant to open with market already in state of oversupply. <\/strong>The Armed Forces-owned El-Areesh Company for Cement, will inaugurate a USD 1.1 bn cement plant in Beni Suef in the coming few days, officials tell Reuters<\/a>. The plant, whose Chinese builders say is the biggest plant to be built all at one time, comes at a time when the market in a state of oversupply: Last year, the country had an annual capacity of 79 mn tonnes despite consumption being only 53 mn tonnes, an official at a rival firm, who asked not to be named, said. At least three cement firms reported losses in 3Q2017 and national inventory is now 5 mn tonnes, the official said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New cement plant to open with market already in state of oversupply. The Armed Forces-owned El-Areesh Company for Cement, will inaugurate a USD 1.1 bn cement plant in Beni Suef in the coming few days, officials tell Reuters. 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