The Carthage Cement company announced that it had recently obtained the certification of its products, in accordance with the requirements of the CE marking (European standards), which will help it penetrate the European market. In a press release, published on the Tunis Stock Exchange website, Carthage Cement stressed that the export contract for 150,000 tons of cement to Europe will become effective and will start in March 2020. It is the 1st tranche of 300,000 ton contract, notably to Italy and part to Russia and the Baltic countries. This export comes after a first former market of some 600,000 tons of clinker to West Africa made in 2019.