UltraTech to sell up to 6.5% stake in India Cements via OFS
UltraTech Cement Ltd has approved the sale of up to 6.49 per cent stake in The India Cements Ltd via an offer for sale (OFS), according to a stock exchange filing. The ...
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Sinai Cement posts 18% profit growth in 1H25
Sinai Cement reported consolidated net profits of EGP768.81m (US$15.7m) in the first half of 2025, up 18.03 per cent YoY from EGP651.31m. The Egyptian company’s net sales sur...
KPN–Taiheiyo partnership releases Sri Lankan fly ash cement
KPN Cement Lanka, in collaboration with Japan’s Taiheiyo Cement Corporation , has introduced Sri Lanka’s first Japanese fly ash cement under the brand name Taishi Cement. The ...
Türkiye's construction index up 24% in June
Türkiye's construction cost index increased 1.37 per cent MoM and 23.6 per cent YoY in June 2025, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜIK).
UltraTech to hit 200Mt capacity in FY25
UltraTech Cement will cross 200Mt of production capacity in FY25, a year ahead of its original target, chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla announced at the company’s annual general m...
Holcim Colombia boosts waste-to-energy capacity at Nobsa plant
Holcim Colombia and its waste management arm, Geocycle, have completed a US$2m upgrade of their co-processing platform in Nobsa , Boyacá. The modernised system will enable ...
Attock Cement's majority shareholder considers sale of stake
Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd (ACPL) has announced that its majority shareholder, Pharaon Investment Group Ltd, Holding SAL, is actively engaged in the process of potentially d...
AshGrove Cement turns to Boston Dynamics AI robot for safety patrols
Ash Grove Cement ( CRH Group ) has been pioneering the future of industrial safety and reliability with “Spot”, a four-legged autonomous robot developed by Boston Dynamics. ...
Energy markets in range awaiting impact from tariffs and geopolitic uncertainty
Geopolitics and tariff deals or negotiations are setting the tone for the energy complex. The EU and USA have signed a deal with a 15 per cent tariff on EU exports but a 50 per...
Improving brick deliveries support 1H Ibstock result
Brick maker Ibstock saw its revenue increase to GBP193m in the 1H25 from GBP178m in the year-ago period.
Panama City Beach approves concrete plant
Panama City has approved the fourth concrete plant in Panama City Beach, Florida, USA. The plant will be operated by Cemex.
Omran and A3&Co sign strategic partnership to modernise Syrian cement sector
The General Company for Cement and Building Materials (Omran) has signed a landmark cooperation agreement with UAE-based A³&Co, a consultancy specialising in the cement industr...
UltraTech unveils hybrid RTC renewable breakthrough
UltraTech Cement Ltd ( Aditya Birla Group ) has successfully operationalised a 7.5MW round-the-clock (RTC) hybrid renewable energy project at its Sewagram Cement works in ...
Cementos Argos posts record results, expands in US and Caribbean
Cementos Argos has reported one of the strongest half-year results in its history and is pressing ahead with ambitious expansion plans in the United States and the Caribbean. ...
JK Cement to build 7Mta greenfield plant
JK Cement has announced that it will set up a new greenfield cement line of 7Mta. The project includes a clinker unit of 4Mta and a cement grinding unit of 3Mta at Jaisalm...
Cemento Moctezuma targets major CO2 reduction by 2030
Mexico-based producer Cemento Moctezuma has announced a 2030 sustainability roadmap aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions to less than 500kg per tonne of cement. The p...
Ballaharra sand and gravel quarry expansion approved
Planners have approved the expansion of the Ballaharra Quarry in St John's, Isle of Man, to ensure a regular supply of sand and gravel over the next 60 years.
Pakistan’s cement output falls 4.5% in FY25
Pakistan’s cement industry recorded a significant decline in production during the 2024-25 financial year, reflecting broader weakness across the Large-Scale Manufacturing (LS...
Boral celebrates a year of concrete recycling skip bin initiative
In early 2024, Boral ’s Recycling and Sydney Concrete teams joined forces to tackle a long-standing industry challenge: how to manage leftover wet concrete. The ‘branded conc...
Orcan Energy and E.ON launch WHR project at Dotternhausen plant
In partnership with Holcim Süddeutschland GmbH and E.ON Energy Infrastructure Solutions, Orcan Energy is launching a pioneering large-scale waste heat recovery project at Hol...
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