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Company Response

29 May 2018

Author:
Titan Cement Egypt

Titan Cement comments on the Dekheila Appellate Misdemeanor Court ruling

... Despite the significant investments and efforts to minimize any impact from the performance of our plant, there have been occasional complaints from residents and in certain few cases legal actions against APCC, for alleged environmental violations. In the specific case that you mention, 10 residents of Wadi Al-Qamar area, pressed charges against the Company in 2015, alleging that there were emissions beyond the premises of the plant which caused health problems to some of the complainants. Although the Environmental Inspection Committee of Egypt and the investigation process confirmed that the emissions beyond the plant were within the limits of the applicable laws, and no legal action was taken by the Egyptian State against our Company, eight of the complainants requested temporary compensation before the El Dekhiela Misdemeanor Court. The Misdemeanor Court has issued a ruling and has fined our Company for lack of sufficient precautionary measures to reduce emissions and for violation of the applicable laws. APCC’s first appeal has been rejected and the Company is in currently in the process of filing a second appeal before the Court of Cassation...

This is a response to

Titan Cement lawsuit (re air pollution, Egypt)

Lawsuit 3 Jan 2016

Part of the following timelines

Titan cement in Egypt - environmental & labour concerns

Titan Cement lawsuit (re air pollution, Egypt)