Cement Europe backs stronger EU trade defence
Cement Europe has joined 43 other European organisations in calling for stronger EU trade-defence measures to address unfair competition and state-driven market distortions. A j...
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Global cement demand set to return to growth in 2027
The Global Cement Report™, 16th Edition, reveals the global cement market will bottom out this year. Having fallen by 12 per cent from the 2021 peak, cement demand will slip a f...
Serbia extends Portland cement import quotas through end of 2026
Serbia has extended tariff quotas on imports of Portland cement through 31 December 2026, a decision that will directly affect supply lines from trading partners including Ukrai...
The global cement industry in 2025
Future historians may look back upon 2025 as the year when a new industry paradigm finally emerged, as the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) – launched in 2005 – prepared to ...
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 director o...
Pakistan saw strong exports in FY24-25
The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) reported cement dispatch data for June 2025 and the fiscal year ending 30 June 2025, highlighting a mixed trend. While ...
Mexico and Canada on alert as Trump pauses cement trade war
This week, President Trump escalated trade tensions by imposing a 25 per cent tariff on US imports from Canada and Mexico, before pausing the tariff rise for both countries unti...
Pakistan’s cement sector continued to face challenges in February 2025
After several months of declining performance, cement dispatches in Pakistan saw a MoM increase of 11.6 per cent in January 2025. However, February 2025 did not deliver the expe...
Taiwan to propose carbon border tariff bill in 2H24
Taiwan's Minister of Environment, Peng Chi-ming, has announced that a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) bill could be formulated in the second half of 2024, aligning wit...
PCA responds to proposed US tariffs on Canadian and Mexican cement
The Portland Cement Association (PCA), representing US cement manufacturers, has expressed concern over the Trump Administration’s proposed 25 per cent tariffs on cement imports...