BMF expects UK building materials growth in 2025
The latest Forecast Report from the UK-based Building Merchants Federation (BMF) has revised its growth forecast for building materials in 2025 up to 2.5 per cent.
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Cement industry turns to concrete recycling to drive circular economy
With demand growing for aggregates and industrial byproducts in low-carbon cement production, a number of pioneering projects are reshaping how demolition waste is recycled an...
Construction to begin at Padeswood plant after UK govt decision
Heidelberg Materials and the UK Government have confirmed a final investment decision (FID) to build the world’s first full-scale carbon capture facility for cement productio...
Cameroon launches new 1Mta cement plant
Cameroon has commissioned a new cement plant in Edéa , Littoral region, with an annual capacity of 1Mt. The facility, developed by Chinese investors under Central Africa Ceme...
Ciment du Nord signs clinker agreement with GICA
Ciment du Nord of Mauritania has inked its first direct clinker supply agreement with Algeria’s state-owned Groupe Industriel des Ciments d’Algérie (GICA) . The agreement ...
Japan’s ambassador visits Tokyo Cement Factory
Akio Isomata, Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka, paid an official visit to Tokyo Cement’s Trincomalee factory , reaffirming the long-standing economic cooperation and friendshi...
Yanbu Cement and Southern Cement end merger talks
Yanbu Cement Co and Southern Province Cement Co have ended negotiations on a potential merger after failing to reach a final agreement. The Saudi producers said in separ...
USG Supramax market still strong for shipowners
The USG Supramax spot freight market strengthened confidently in August. The USG region maintained a consistent pace of cargo flows on all routes, allowing owners to push rates...
Buildings remain top CO2 emitter
Buildings remain the No 1 source of CO 2 emissions, according the European Climate Neutrality Observatory's 2025 report. Emissions cuts averaged 16.5Mta between 2018-23, only ...
Puerto Rico’s cement market expands 8% in August
Puerto Rican cement sales in August 2025 improved 8.2 per cent YoY to 56,444.1t (or 1,325,000 bags of 42.6kg/94lb), when compared with August 2024, when 52,183.8t were sold, ac...
Microsoft backs green cement to cut data centre emissions
Microsoft is investing in green cement manufacturer Fortera through its Climate Innovation Fund, aiming to accelerate the use of low-carbon building materials across its data c...
Raysut Cement seeks growth in Libya and North Africa
Oman’s largest cement producer, Raysut Cement , has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Libya Energy and Mining Bank (LEMB) to explore opportunities for marke...
Cruz Azul breaks ground on new Campeche cement plant
Cooperativa la Cruz Azul has officially begun construction of its new cement plant in Seybaplaya, Campeche, marking a major step in the company’s expansion. The groundbreakin...
ACA warns of tariff fallout as cement demand outlook weakens
The American Cement Association (ACA) is bracing for potential fallout from sweeping new tariffs announced by the Trump Administration even as it downgrades its forecast for ce...
Flying Cement announces death of CEO
Flying Cement Co Ltd has announced the death of its Chief Executive Officer, Mr Agha Humayun Khan, who passed away on 22 September 2025. The news was formally disclosed to the ...
Heidelberg Materials heat-conducting concrete for UK offshore wind farm
Heidelberg Materials UK has supplied its PowerCrete heat-conducting concrete to help maximise power capacity at the landfall connection to Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm, UK. ...
Senegal’s cement demand slips in July
Cement consumption in Senegal slipped 0.6 per cent in July 2025 to 668,900t from 672,700t in July 2024, according to the country’s Ministry of Economy. Domestic cement prod...
Dangote Cement expands into Botswana with US$336m plant
Nigeria’s Dangote Cement Plc is expanding into Botswana with a US$336m investment to build a blending plant — part of its wider continent-wide growth strategy. The project...
Pakistan’s cement industry presents mixed trends in September dispatches
Local cement dispatches in Pakistan are projected to increase by three per cent YoY in September 2025, totalling approximately 3.08Mt. This information was revealed in a tentat...
Cemvision names Michael Niska as CFO
Swedish company Cemvision has appointed Michael Niska as Chief Financial Officer, strengthening its leadership team as it scales up production of its near-zero cement technolog...
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