Tajikistan breaks ground on 1.2Mta cement plant
Tajikistan has begun construction of a new 1.2Mta cement plant in Khatlon region as part of government efforts to address domestic cement shortages and rising prices. President ...
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Uzbekistan cement production rises to 10.1Mt in 1H26
Uzbekistan’s major cement producers increased output to 10.1Mt in 1H2026 2026, according to the country’s National Statistics Committee. Production increased by approximately 0....
Kyrgyzstan cement output rises 40%
Kyrgyzstan's cement production increased by 40.4 per cent YoY to 2.4Mt in the first half of 2026, according to data from the country's National Statistical Committee. Output rea...
Çimsa commissions expanded CAC production at Mersin
Çimsa Çimento has commissioned a new calcium aluminate cement (CAC) production line at its Mersin facility following the successful completion of trial production and testing, t...
Retail hikes drive Tajik cement shortage
Tajikistan’s Minister of Industry and New Technologies, Sherali Kabir, announced that prices at the nation's major cement plants remained stable during a sharp price increase th...
Armenia to nationalise Araratcement
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced that Araratcement will be brought under state ownership following the arrest of its owner, businessman and opposition leade...
Araratcement resumes operations after four-day shutdown
Armenia's Araratcement plant is set to resume full operations on 10 July following a four-day shutdown linked to investigative actions by law enforcement authorities. Deputy Eco...
Heidelberg Materials subsidiary to find US$200m Russian plant expansion
Heidelberg Materials is moving forward with a major expansion of its cement plant near St Petersburg, estimated at roughly US$200m. The project is being carried out through the ...
Steppe Cement reports strong 1H26 revenue surge on higher sales volumes
Steppe Cement announced a 43 per cent increase in its 1H26 revenue to KZT29.59bn (US$61m), driven by a 15 per cent rise in cement sales volumes to 978,950t. The average delivere...
Uzbekistan cement production rises 35% in 4M26
Cement production in Uzbekistan increased by 35.4 per cent YoYto 6.5Mt in the first four months of 2026, according to the country's National Statistics Committee. The increase c...