Tanzania gives cement producers eight days to tackle shortages
The Tanzanian government has given cement manufacturers eight days to increase supplies and reduce prices following reports that the retail price of a 50kg bag has risen to as m...
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Nigeria investigates possible cement price manipulation
Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has opened an investigation into possible cement price manipulation after a three-month study raised con...
Unacem profit rises 66% in 2Q26
Grupo Unacem reported consolidated net profit of PEN175.4m (US$49m) in the second quarter of 2026, up 65.5 per cent from PEN106m in the year-ago period. Consolidated revenue inc...
Udayapur Cement resumes sales after three-month halt
State-owned Nepalese Udayapur Cement Industry Ltd (UCIL) has resumed sales of its Gainda Chhap cement following a suspension of more than three months caused by a shortage of pa...
Holcim UAE begins CO2 capture and mineralisation pilot
Holcim UAE and carbon storage company 44.01 have brought a carbon capture and underground mineralisation pilot into full operation at Holcim’s Fujairah cement plant in the UAE. ...
US cement shipments up 11.8% YoY in February
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the US and Puerto Rico amounted to 6.804Mt in February 2026, up 11.3 per cent YoY from the 6.615Mt recorded...
ETH study explores integration of direct air capture with cement production
Researchers at ETH Zurich have found that integrating calcium-looping direct air capture (DAC) technology into cement plants could reduce the climate impact of cement production...
Argentina’s cement market contracts 8% in July
Cement consumption in Argentina declined 8.1 per cent to 815,974t in July 2026 when compared with 887,586t in July 2025, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. How...
Southern Province Cement returns to profit in 2Q26
Southern Province Cement Co (SPCC) reported a net profit of SAR24m (US$6.4m) in the second quarter of 2026, supported by higher sales volumes and lower costs. Quarterly revenue ...
Gulbahar Cement breaks ground on US$143m Herat plant
Afghanistan’s Gulbahar Cement has begun construction of a new US$143m cement plant in Zinda Jan district, Herat province. The foundation stone was laid by Deputy Prime Minister ...