Amrize and Meta partner on new all-optimised advanced concrete mix
Amrize and Meta have partnered to develop a first-of-its-kind, AI-optimised concrete mix tailored to meet the specific needs of Meta’s data centre in Rosemount, Minnesota, USA.
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MPAS welcomes aligned aggregates taxes
The Scottish government’s decision to align the newly devolved Scottish Aggregates Tax (SAT) with the UK Aggregates Levy for 2026–27 has been welcomed by the Mineral Products As...
CRH to buy Eco Material Technologies for US$2.1bn
CRH has agreed a deal to buy sustainable cement producer Eco Material Technologies for US$2.1bn as the group advances its decarbonisation strategy, in what will be the larges...
Cementir 1H revenue slips 2% but total volumes remain stable
Cementir reported a revenue of EUR796.7m, down 1.9 per cent YoY in the first half of 2025. Higher revenue in the Nordic and Baltic region, Türkiye and Malaysia was unable to ...
International companies eye Syria’s cement sector
More than 15 international companies, including several from Arab countries, have submitted offers to invest in the Syrian cement industry, according to director of the state-o...
Belarusian Cement Co to expand RDF use
The Belarusian Cement Co is expanding its use of refuse-derived fuels (RDFs) to OJSC Krichevcementnoshifer as it currently is designing a production line to enable RDF use....
Eco Material Technologies opens new Lakeview plant
Eco Material Technologies opened its Lakeview plant in southern Oregon, USA, on 29 July 2025. Located adjacent to Lake County’s freight rail line, the plant has a capacity of 0...
Range trading dictated by gas and coal prices – CBAM delayed
There has been very little incentive in the carbon market itself – the driver has been the TTF and coal prices moving first by the Israeli/US bombings of Iran and later in the ...
Heidelberg Materials launches first industrial-scale enforced carbonation plant
Heidelberg Materials has started operations at its new industrial pilot facility for enforced carbonation in Górazdze, Poland. This marks the next step in the large-scale implem...
US cement consumption continues to slide
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico amounted to 9.048Mt in April, down 1.4 per cent YoY from the 9.179Mt recorded in A...
Cement carrier Tamarack joins Eureka Shipping fleet
Holland Shipyards Group has delivered the a new self-discharging cement carrier to Eureka Shipping at its yard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, The Netherlands. Tamarack, a 12...
Revenue surges at Nigerian cement giants in 1H25
Nigeria’s three largest listed cement manufacturers — Dangote Cement , BUA Cement , and Lafarge Africa — generated a combined revenue of NGN3.2trn (US$2.13bn) in the first ...
Orient Cement 1Q25 net profit soars 459% YoY
Orient Cement Ltd reported a sharp rise in earnings for the quarter ended 30 June 2025 (1QFY25-26), with revenue from operations climbing 24.5 per cent YoY to INR8.665bn (US$...
Profits up at Bestway Cement for FY24-25
Pakistan’s Bestway Cement has reported increased profits for FY24-25 (ended 30 June 2025) in its annual report. Gross profits stood at PKR37.28bn (US$131.45m), compared to...
Seaweed into concrete to reduce carbon footprint
In a bid to rapidly reduce the carbon footprint of cement, US scientists from the University of Washington and Microsoft have developed a new type of low-carbon concrete using p...
BCG postpones Midland Brick divestment to 2026
While the majority of BCG’s business was sold in December 2024 to Cement Australia for up to AUD800m (US$521.8m), the Australian building materials has postponed its sale of the...
Vietnam's cement market expands 18% in June
In June 2025 Vietnamese cement sales increased 18 per cent YoY but fell six per cent MoM to 6,629,134t, according to the country's cement association, VNCA. Of this total VI...
Emmanuel Ikazoboh new chairman of Dangote Cement as Aliko Dangote steps down
Emmanuel Ikazoboh has been appointed as new chairman of Dangote Cement Plc as Alko Dangote stepped down to focus on the Dangote Goup’s refinery, petrochemicals and fertiliser...
Mover Group reaches restructuring deal with creditors
Mover SA, Intercement Participações SA, Sucea Participações SA, and Sincro Participações SA (collectively the “Mover Group”), all under judicial reorganisation, have announced ...
BUA Cement doubles net profit in 1H25
BUA Cement posted a 43 per cent YoY increase in revenue to NGN289.5bn (US$189.4m) in the 2Q25. Cost of sales edged up just three per cent to NGN142.2bn from NGN138.6bn in the 2...
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