The CW Group’s CemWeek 2010 Africa and Middle East Business Sentiment Survey provides a broad evaluation of emerging trends and themes that have dominated the African and Middle Eastern cement sectors over the recent months, as well as are likely to be important in the months ahead.

Using quantitative data and qualitative observations, the survey highlights the sentiments and experiences of those knowledgeable individuals working within the African and Middle Eastern cement sectors. It also brings to light changing business strategies, operations, sales and marketing, and other attitudes that are having an impact on the cement sector.

All responses to the survey were anonymous in order to protect the confidentiality of the individual respondents. However, on a company level participants hailed from key industry participants, including large companies such as Lafarge, Holcim, HeidelbergCement Africa, Pretoria Portland Cement, ASEC Cement, Saudi Cement, and Dangote.