Bridging Global Industrial Capability with MEA Cement Market
Black Rock Cement is an independent commercial gateway — connecting international suppliers, manufacturers and service providers with the cement producers who drive construction and infrastructure across the Middle East and Africa.
How We Operate
MEA Landscape
Black Rock Cement's Role
Black Rock Cement's Role
The Middle East and Africa are among the world’s most active regions for infrastructure expansion. Regional cement manufacturing is evolving rapidly — lowering clinker factors, adopting alternative fuels, improving thermal efficiency, and moving toward blended, lower‑carbon cement. Despite strong demand, global suppliers face real commercial friction: fragmented markets, layered procurement hierarchies, varying regulations, and long qualification cycles.
Black Rock Cement's Role
Black Rock Cement's Role
Black Rock Cement's Role
Black Rock Cement bridges that gap. Through years of direct engagement with plant management and procurement heads across the Gulf, North Africa, and Sub‑Saharan Africa, we provide the access and credibility international suppliers need but cannot easily build themselves. In many engagements, Black Rock Cement serves as the regional representative for global suppliers seeking structured, credible access across MEA.
Leadership
Harpreet Duggal Founder & CEO
Harpreet Duggal brings 20+ of leadership experience in the cement industry across Middle East and Africa. He has held senior roles with leading cement majors in the region, building a strong network of plant CEOs and technical heads over the years.
A recognized voice in the industry, he has regularly been invited as a speaker and panel expert in international cement conferences worldwide and been featured in leading trade journals for his insights the regional cement industry.
He founded Black Rock Cement in Dubai in 2014, leading its mission to give global suppliers and service providers a faster, clearer route into the MEA cement market.
Former Positions
CEO
Dangote Industries Tanzania
Jt President - International
Binani Cement (UltraTech) UAE
Director - Marketing & Strategy Holcim Tanzania
Secretary
East Africa Cement Producers Association
Member of the Board
East Africa Business Council
Member of the Governing Council
Confederation of Tanzania Industries
Reach Across MEA
Suppliers Represented
Suppliers Represented
Suppliers Represented
Over the years, Black Rock Cement has worked with global suppliers on business development across the Middle East and Africa. The company works selectively, taking on a limited number of formal mandates at any time to ensure each receives direct, senior-level attention.
GlobBULK Consultants (Spain) · Peakward (Hong Kong) · DMI Eng Co (South Korea) · Jaycee Corp (India) · Marvel Inc (Türkiye).
Producers Reached
Suppliers Represented
Suppliers Represented
Black Rock Cement has visited and met with CEOs, Plant Directors and technical heads at more than eighty cement producers across MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa - building deep relationships with the key decision makers and developing good understanding commercial dynamics specific to the region.
UAE · Saudi Arabia · Oman · Qatar · Bahrain · Egypt · Algeria · Morocco · Ethiopia · Kenya · Tanzania · Nigeria · South Africa