CESTRI opens fly ash-based binder demonstration plant
CHN Energy Science and Technology Research Institute (CESTRI) and CHN Energy’s Anqing Power Plant have established a demonstration base in China for converting coal-based solid...
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Cemex Germany extends safety system to truck fleet
Cemex Germany has completed the first phase of installing SaverOne’s Driver Distraction Prevention System in its heavy truck fleet. The radio-frequency-based system detect...
Breedon appoints Catherine Gibson to lead cement business
Breedon Group has appointed Catherine Gibson as managing director of its Cement, Products and Surfacing Solutions businesses in Great Britain, with immediate effect. Ms Gi...
Global ready-mix concrete market set to reach US$1.5trn by 2034
The global ready-mix concrete (RMC) market is forecast to grow from US$977.15bn in 2025 to US$1.52trn by 2034, representing a five per cent compound annual growth rate over the...
Italian cement output down 3% in 1H26
Italian cement output slipped one per cent YoY in June, after rising two per cent YoY in May, according to the latest data from Italian concrete association, Federbeton. Imp...
Sebryakovcement plant reportedly hit in overnight attack
Explosions and a fire were reported at the Sebryakovcement plant in Mikhaylovka, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, during the night of 14-15 September 2026. Ukrainian media outle...
WEG deploys motor-monitoring system at Italian cement plant
WEG and electrical maintenance specialist Nuova Ites have installed a digital condition-monitoring system on a critical motor at an unnamed cement plant in Italy. The instal...
Riyadh Cement signs solar and digitalisation deals
Riyadh Cement Co has signed three agreements covering solar power, production digitalisation and automated cement dispatch. Under a 25-year power-purchase agreement with S...
Shuntai completes Chegutu cement plant
Shuntai Investments has completed construction of its new 0.8Mta cement plant in Chegutu , Zimbabwe, ahead of planned commissioning in October 2026. Company administrator J...
Hoffmann Green targets agricultural buildings market
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has signed a partnership with French agricultural cooperative Terrena to use its clinker-free cement in agricultural construction projects....
Grundon and DTE launch recycled aggregates JV
Grundon and Down To Earth Developments (DTE) have launched Regolite, a joint venture producing recycled aggregates for the construction and landscaping sectors.
Vietnam’s cement exports fall 11% in August
Vietnam exported 2.95Mt of cement and clinker with a value of US$110m in August 2026, according to the country’s National Statistics Office. Export volumes declined by 11.3 per...
Mauritania cement production returns to normal
Mauritania’s cement plants have resumed normal production following several weeks of electricity disruptions, according to the country’s Ministry of Mines and Industry. The ...
Fauji Cement posts record profit, expands solar capacity
Recently, Fauji Cement Company Ltd has released its annual report covering performance for the financial year ended 30 June 2026. The company has reported a profit after tax ...
Pakistan’s cement sector profitability rises 13% in FY26: AHL Research
The KSE-100 listed cement sector at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) recorded a 13 percent year-on-year increase in profitability during FY26, reaching PKR138bn (US$497m) compared...
Silvi expands US rail cement terminal network
Silvi Cement, a division of Silvi Materials, is expanding its rail-served cementitious materials distribution network with new terminals in Greenville, South Carolina, and Colu...
sequestra opens carbonation laboratory in Vienna
Austria-based climate technology company sequestra has opened a laboratory in Vienna for measuring the CO 2 -binding capacity of industrial mineral residues, including slags, a...
Holcim invests in Cloud Cycle to extend concrete quality monitoring
Investment in UK technology firm Cloud Cycle will help Holcim extend real-time concrete quality monitoring from the batching plant to the delivery site.
Siam City Cement plans Hon Chong expansion
Siam City Cement PLC (SCCC) is considering an expansion of its Hon Chong cement plant in Vietnam’s An Giang province. The plans were discussed during a meeting between V...
Holcim and Nexe to recover Gospic waste
The Croatian government has appointed Holcim Croatia and Nexe to remove and recover approximately 650t of non-hazardous waste stored at the former PPK Velebit industrial si...
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