Kim Jong-un calls for increased output at Sangwon Cement Complex
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has urged “all-out” efforts to boost cement production during a visit to the Sangwon Cement Complex in North Hwanghae Province, according to stat...
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Cement drives China’s 2025 emissions dip despite fossil-fuel uptick
China’s carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions fell 1 per cent YoYin the final quarter of 2025, putting the country on track for an estimated 0.3 per cent decline for the full year. T...
Taiheiyo Cement records impairment losses on Philippines subsidiary, revises FY26 forecasts
Taiheiyo Cement has recorded impairment losses related to non-current assets at its consolidated subsidiary in the Philippines and recognised a loss on valuation of shares in th...
Kyongam Cement capacity expansion completed
Expansion of the Kyongam Cement Factory in North Hwanghae province, North Korea, has been completed. With the establishment of a large-capacity cement production line equipped w...
North Korea inaugurates ‘remodelled’ Unpha cement plant
The Unpha Cement Factory in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, has been formally inaugurated according to a report from the North Korea press agency KCNA. It adds that the su...
Sumitomo Osaka Cement to shut coal power plant
Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co has announced that it will record an extraordinary loss related to the planned closure of its coal-fired Ako Power Plant. In a disclosure covering 3QFY2...
Beumer opens Chinese manufacturing unit
Beumer Group has inaugurated a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Taicang, China, strengthening its global production network and reaffirming its long-term commitmen...
North Korea: Sunchon Cement Complex reports increased output
North Korea’s Sunchon Cement Complex has reported that it has fulfilled its annual economic plan for 2025 after achieving higher cement production than in the previous year, acc...
UBE Mitsubishi Cement to halt kiln at Kyushu plant by 2027
Mitsubishi Materials has announced that UBE Mitsubishi Cement Corp , its 50:50 equity-method affiliate with UBE Corp, has approved a reorganisation of its domestic cement produc...
Taiwan Cement chairman warns of rising imports threatening jobs
Taiwan Cement Corp (TCC) Chairman Nelson Chang has called for tighter controls on cement imports, warning that Taiwan risks becoming a dumping ground for overseas excess capacit...