Dalmia Bharat cleared for Jaiprakash acquisition
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has cleared Dalmia Bharat ’s proposal to acquire a 100 per cent stake in Jaiprakash Associates ( JAL ). The proposed combination foll...
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Argentinian cement demand slips 3% in July
Argentina’s cement market contracted by 2.8 per cent YoY but expanded by 9.6 per cent MoM to 887,530t in July 2025 from 913,317t in July 2024 and 809,840t in June 2025, accordi...
Chile's Cementos Bio Bio poised for European takeover
The board of Cementos Bio Bio ( CBB) says that its main shareholders – Inversiones Cementeras Ltda, Inversiones La Tirana Ltda, Normex SA, Inversiones Toledo SA, Tralc...
Tabuk Cement 's 1H25 net profits slip to SAR17.17m
Tabuk Cement Co reported 42.7 per cent lower net profits at SAR27.17m (US$7.24m) in the 1H25, compared to SAR47.45m in the 1H24. Revenues dipped by 20.5 per cent YoY to SA...
Higher cement prices drive construction cost rise in Kenya
A rise in cement prices and other key construction materials has driven up the costs of construction projects in the second quarter of 2025, reports People Daily. Kenya Nat...
Iraq to study low-emission cement plant initiatives
Iraq will study the feasibility of green hydrogen generation as part of its clean energy policy. The Ministry of Industry and Minerals is conducting the research in partnership...
Najran Cement elects board members
Najran Cement has elected Fahd Al Rajhi, Abdulsalam Aldraibi, Ali Hussain Al Yami, Majed Musallam, Ziyad Aljared, Hussein Qahat, Majid Al-Swaigh, Abdullah Al-Faifi and Abdullah...
Holcim UK retires Yeoman Bank vessel
After 34 years operating as part of the fleet servicing the Glensanda super-quarry, Holcim UK has retired its Yeoman Bank ship.
Yamama Cement reports 32% profit increase in 1H25
Saudi Arabia-based Yamama Saudi Cement Co has posted a a 48.7 per cent YoY increase in second-quarter sales revenue to SAR362.68m (US$96.7m) from SAR243.72m in the April-June...
JSW Cement poised for INR36bn IPO opening
JSW Cement has filed the final prospectus for its forthcoming INR36bn (US$410m) initial public offer (IPO) which will be open from 7-11 August 2025. Of the total, the comp...
Votorantim Cimentos announces BRL330m investment to expand Cuiabá and Nobres
Votorantim Cimentos has announced plans to invest BRL330m (US$60m) to expand and modernise its Nobres and Cuiabá plants in Mato Grosso, Brazil. The company will increase ceme...
US construction activity declines amid broader economic slowdown
Construction spending in the United States fell by 0.4 per cent in June, marking the ninth monthly decline in the past 10 months, according to the American Cement Association (A...
Shree Cement’s net profit surges 131% in 1QFY25-26
India-based Shree Cement Ltd ’s first quarter revenue has edged up 3.1 per cent to INR52.809bn (US$601.3m) in the 1QFY25-26 when compared with the year-ago revenue of INR51.2...
Bestway Cement reports strong earnings amid challenging market conditions
Sir Mohammed Anwar Pervez, chairman of Bestway Cement , noted in the company’s latest annual report that gross turnover rose by 16 per cent, increasing from PKR145.6bn (US$521...
Kalahari to acquire 28.2% stake in EAPC
Kalahari Cement Ltd has signed binding agreements to acquire a combined 28.2 per cent stake in East African Portland Cement (EAPC) from Associated International Cement Ltd (1...
APCMA reports a significant increase in dispatches in July 2025
In July 2025 the cement industry reported a significant increase in cement dispatches, which rose by 30.1 per cent compared to the previous year. Total cement dispatches for J...
thyssenkrupp Polysius to supply electric lime kiln based on SaltX’s technology
thyssenkrupp Polysius will provide the kiln system for SMA Mineral’s trailblazing quicklime plant in Norway, designed to operate entirely without CO 2 emissions. Based on...
Cement production in Venezuela grows 14% in 1H25
The cement industry in Venezuela increased its output by 14 per cent in the first half of 2025 when compared with the equivalent period of the previous year, reports AVN. Th...
HWI and Electrified Thermal Solutions partnership for E-bricks
HWI (Calderys group) has made a strategic manufacturing partnership with Electrified Thermal Solutions, a leader in electrified heating and thermal energy storage solutions. T...
All quiet in the energy markets in July
July was a quiet month in the energy markets as geopolitical developments in the Middle East cooled slightly. Freight rates slipped from highs. Brent oil fell below US$70/b...
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