Polish cement goes on the defensive
Earlier this week, the Polish Cement Association (SPC) highlighted the influx of cement imported into Poland from outside the European Union, principally from Ukraine but also ...
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Serbia’s government approves EUR10.6m subsidy for Obrenovac unit
The Economy Ministry of Serbia will provide a EUR10.6m (US$12.4m) subsidy to Lafarge Serbia for the company’s new Obrenovac cement plant near Belgrade. The government ann...
Polish cement industry pushes for government action on CCS
Poland’s cement producers are urging the government to designate a company responsible for building carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure, warning that billions in pr...
Molins and TITAN acquire 80% in Baupartner
Founded in 2010 and operating across Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia, Baupartner specialises in the design, production, and assembly of tailor-made structural precast solutions. Th...
Heidelberg Materials performs strongly in 2Q25
Heidelberg Materials has delivered excellent results in the 2Q25, in what the company describes as a "persistently challenging market environment". The company increased ...
Heidelberg Materials launches first industrial-scale enforced carbonation plant
The new facility in Górazdze processes recycled concrete paste (RCP) recovered at the company’s first-of-its-kind recycling plant in Katowice, Poland. RCP naturally absorbs and...
Heidelberg Materials’ Bosnia operations post 10% net profit increase
Bosnia-based Heidelberg Materials Cement BiH reported a seven per cent increase in revenue to BAM91.6m (US$55m) in the January-June 2025 period when compared with the year-ag...
Cement Hranice sees 5% rise in net profit
Czech cement producer Cement Hranice a s reported a 4.7 per cent increase in net profit to a record CZK958.7m (US$45.4m) in 2024. Total sales of the Dyckerhoff AG subsi...
Polish competition office searches six cement company offices
The Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has started proceedings and ordered searches at six cement and concrete producers to investigate alleged price ...
Cemex plans to invest US$1.151bn dollars for the remainder of 2025
Mexican building materials giant Cemex says that it is committed to investing US$1.151bn during the remainder of the year, based on the evolution of related projects and sub...