Mr Faith Yücelik, Türkçimento's Chairman of the Board passes
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Mr Fatih Yücelik, Chairman of the Board of TÜRKÇIMENTO (Turkish Cement Manufacturers’ Association), Chairman of the Bui...
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Ukraine’s Supreme Court to hear challenge to CRH cement deal
Ukraine’s Supreme Court will begin hearings on 11 September in a high-profile case challenging Irish building materials giant CRH’s purchase of cement producer Dyckerhoff. ...
Schwenk Latvia opens first carbon capture test base
Latvia has inaugurated its first carbon capture test base at the Schwenk Latvia cement plant in Broceni, marking a major step toward decarbonising the country’s cement indu...
Türkiye's construction index up 24% in June
The materials sub-index rose 2.4 per cent MoM, while the labour sub-index edged down 0.4 per cent. When compared with the year-ago period, materials increased 19.4 per cent and...
Uzbekistan: running on empty
In an industry that employs more than 13,000 people, Uzbekistan’s cement producers operate a total of 40 cement plants with a production capacity of 39.7Mta, according to th...
Belarus cement producer eyes Chinese partners for US$100m upgrade
Belarusian building materials producer Krasnoselskstroymaterialy plans to attract Chinese companies to help modernise its cement plant in Grodno Oblast, CEO Alexander Golda s...
Ak-Sai Cement plant is transferred to state ownership
The Ak-Sai Cement plant in Nookat district has been transferred to state ownership following an investigation by the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS)...
ICG reports surge in earnings for 1H25
Singapore-headquartered International Cement Group Ltd (ICG) has reported a sharp rise in earnings for the six months ended 30 June 2025, boosted by strong sales in Kazakhsta...
Raising energy price caps harms Ukraine cement exports
Ukraine, the cement industry is not operating at full capacity. “ Only 60-70 per cent of our capacity is currently being utilised,” reports Lyudmila Kripka, executive directo...
Cemros cuts working week as problems deepen
Russia’s largest cement producer, Cemros , has announced plans to switch to a four-day working week across the company’s 18 plants from October. The news follows last month...