Competition Commission opens investigation into merits of monopoly
The Namibian Competition Commission has started a public conference on the proposed acquisition of Schwenk Cement’s shareholding in Ohorongo Cement by Whale Rock Cement , t...
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Adani group the highest bidder for Jaiprakash Associates
The Adani group has emerged as the highest bidder in the race to acquire engineering and construction firm Jaiprakash Associates ( Jaypee group ), which is currently undergo...
Energy complex surges as Israel/USA attack Iran
The attacks from Israel and the USA on Iran’s nuclear facilities in June and the subsequent exchange of hostilities sent the energy complex sharply higher. Oil surged 10 per ce...
Mangalam Cement preferred bidder for Kota raw materials
Mangalam Cement Ltd ( BK Birla Group ) has been declared the preferred bidder for the Nimana-Duniya Extension Block in Kota district, Rajasthan, India following its successf...
Aumund acquires ESI Eurosilo BV
ESI Eurosilo BV, headquartered in Purmerend, The Netherlands, has officially joined the internationally operating Aumund Group. The integration of ESI Eurosilo strengthens Aum...
Cemex invests in new Void packing equipment to improve packing sustainability
Cemex has bought new Void packing equipment for its concrete block range, manufactured at the company’s Dove Holes plant in Derbyshire, UK. The purchase reflects the company's c...
Morocco’s cement market expands 12% in June
In June 2025 cement deliveries in Morocco advanced 12.1 per cent YoY to 836,365t, according to the Ministry of National Land Use, Planning, Urban Development, Housing and Urban...
Moçambique Dugongo Cimentos to invest US$35m in new plant
Moçambique Dugongo Cimentos will invest approximately US$35m in a third cement plant in Ancuabe district, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. “A more detailed concept for the factor...
Holcim Colombia modernises co-processing at Nobsa
Holcim Colombia has upgraded the co-processing equipment at its Nobsa plant in a US$2m project. The upgrade includes the addition of a state-of-the-art shredder with a nomi...
Cement consortiums line up to bid for Pakistan International Airlines
A consortium containing Pakistan cement producers are vying to buy Pakistan International Airlines. Lucky Cement , Hub Power holdings, Kohat Cement and Metro Ventures form ...
Titan to invest in UK SCM processing facility
Titan has announced it will build and operate a state-of-the-art processing and beneficiating facility for ponded fly ash in Warrington, UK, following an agree...
Cemros calls temporary halt at Belgorod Cement
Key Russian cement producer JSC Cemros is suspending productions at its subsidiary JSC Belgorod Cement for several months due to worsening market conditions. "Cemros is...
RHI Magnesita and BPI announce circular economy JV
High-grade refractory product supplier RHI Magnesita and minerals processor BPI Inc announced a joint venture to expand circular economy initiatives and accelerate sustainabilit...
Swiss cement demand edges up by 3% in June
Cement deliveries in the second quarter of 2025 increased by 2.9 per cent YoY to 993,439t from 965,157t in the 2Q24, reports cemsuisse, the country’s cement association. The in...
UltraTech Cement refutes probe in cement cartelisation case
UltraTech Cement has issued a strong rebuttal to media reports stating that it is under probe in a cement cartelisation case being investigated by the Competition Comm...
Higher prices support Indian cement producers despite lukewarm demand
India’s cement producers were able to offset tepid demand growth with higher prices in the first quarter of FY25-26. Cement demand was reported as seeing a low single-digit inc...
Al Jouf Cement announces CEO’s resignation and new managing director
Al Jouf Cement Co ’s board of directors has accepted the resignation of CEO Abdulkarim Al Nuhayer at a meeting on 7 July. The resignation will take effect from 21 August up...
Steppe Cement increases cement sales 18% in 1H25
Steppe Cement Ltd sold 850,424t of cement in the 1H25, representing an 18.2 per cent increase from the 719,294t sold in the same period last year. The Kazakhstan-based cemen...
Lucky Cement reports uptick in June revenues
Taiwan-based Lucky Cement Co posted a revenue of TWD361.327m (US$12.44m) in June 2025, up 1.9 per cent from TWD354.661m in June 2024. In the first half of 2025, revenue d...
US residential and non-residential construction sector face challenging times
The US housing market continues to lose momentum following the post-pandemic boom, according to ACA Market Intelligence. While there was an uptick in May sales, activity remains...
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