Colombian cement market expands 8% in May
Cement consumption in Colombia increased by 7.9 per cent to 1.083Mt in May 2025 from 1.003Mt in the year-ago period, reports the country’s statistics office, DANE. Bulk cem...
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Weakness continues for Italian cement demand
Italian cement output dropped three per cent YoY in April, according to the latest data from Italian concrete association, Federbeton. This follows a 12 per cent YoY expansion ...
Pakistan is expected to see an improvement in cement sales in FY25-26
Topline Pakistan Research has forecast a 28 per cent MoM decline in local cement dispatches for June 2025, with a projected total of approximately 2.63Mt. YoY dispatches are e...
Peruvian cement demand advances 5% in May
Cement consumption in Peru expanded by 5.2 per cent YoY to 1.009Mt in May 2025 from 0.959Mt, according to the Peruvian cement association, ASOCEM. Of this total, 0.911Mt was su...
Energy markets recover on pause in tariff battles; petcoke lower on weak demand and increased supply
Geopolitics and trade tariffs dominated the news during May and June. The suspension of the USA-China tariff battle should provide relief for at least a few months, raising the...
Titan Cement International becomes Titan
Titan Cement International SA, the parent company of Titan Group , has changed its legal name to Titan SA, following approval at an extraordinary meeting of shareholders, mark...
Recycl8 awarded US patent for R8 Mix binder
Aberdeenshire-headquartered Recycl8 has recently been awarded a patent from the US government for its R8 Mix binder technology which repurposes waste material to produce a susta...
Ecocem secures French technical assessment for its ACT low-carbon cement technology
Ecocem has obtained a Technical Evaluation of Products and Materials (Evaluation Technique de Produits et Matériaux, or ETPM) in the French market for ACT1, the first version of...
Heidelberg Materials acquires Votorantim Cimentos' Morocco operations
Germany-based Heidelberg Materials has completed the purchase of the Moroccan operations of Cementos Asment, from Brazilian cement producer Votorantim Cimentos. The deal incl...
Nigeria's oldest cement plant could be reopened
A long-closed cement plant previously operated by the Nigerian Cement Co (Nigercem) could be reactivated under plans initiated by Francis Nwifuru, governor of Nigeria's Ebon...
Punjab's cement industry received a stay order on the royalty for raw materials
Cement manufacturers in Pakistan's Punjab province saw relief through the local court's intervention in a royalty issue as they were awarded a stay order. Reportedly, the Supre...
FLSmidth enters agreement to divest air pollution control business
FLSmidth has entered into an agreement to divest its air pollution control (APC) business to Rubicon Partners, a UK-based investment partnership focussed on the acquisition o...
Caribbean Cement Co Ltd commissions Rockfort debottlenecking project
Caribbean Cement Co Ltd (CCCL) ( Cemex Group ) commissioned its US$42m debottleneck project at its Rockfort facility in east Kingston last week. Less than three years...
EUA prices follow energy markets higher
The carbon market did not have much news of its own on which to trade upon. There are political rumours in the market of a potential delay to the EU ETS-2 which, if proven corr...
Cemex teams up with James Watt College on new concrete testing centre
Cemex and James Watt College of Birmingham Metropolitan College representatives formally opened the college’s new concrete testing facility and classroom space at a recent unvei...
Holcim acquires Langley Concrete Group to expand Canadian concrete footprint
Holcim has acquired the operations of British Columbia-based Langley Concrete Group Inc, marking the entry of the global building materials producer in the precast concrete mark...
Verified study shows Kerto LVL can reduce construction CO2 emissions
Metsä Wood’s Kerto® LVL product, when compared with traditional steel reinforced concrete in certain wall and floor structures, has a smaller carbon footprint, according to a c...
Molins invests EUR100m in precast concrete and urban landscaping business
Molins has launched three key initiatives to consolidate its precast solutions and urban landscaping business, investing a total of EUR100m.
Holcim UK acquires Sharpness asphalt plant
Holcim UK has bought an asphalt plant in Sharpness, UK to strengthen its offer in Gloucester and the southwest area.
USG Supramax market enjoying a positive moment
The USG Supramax freight market switched to a positive mode amid more cargoes around (mainly grain cargo enquiries), especially on fronthaul routes. During the month, high acti...
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