Saudi Arabia's cement market sees 8.5% YoY rise in 1Q25
Saudi Arabia’s cement sector reported strong top-line growth in the 1Q25, with total sales surpassing SAR3bn (US$800m), reflecting an 8.5 per cent YoY increase. However, ris...
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University of Michigan researchers convert CO2 into cement precursor
Chemists at the University of Michigan (U-M) have published research detailing a method to capture CO 2 from air and turn it into metal oxalates that can then be used in ce...
Adani Cement Ltd forms partnership with CREDAI
Adani Cement Ltd and the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (CREDAI) have announced a partnership to advance sustainable and high-quality construc...
Cimencam opens Figuil plant expansion
The inauguration of Cimencam 's new plant, Cimencam Figuil (CIMFIG), took place on 12 June in northern Cameroon under the high patronage of Paul Biya, president of the Republi...
Gharibwal Cement commissions 12.5MW solar system
Pakistan-based Gharibwal Cement has commissioned a 12.5MW solar power system, located in Jhelum, Punjab. The investment is part of the company’s sustainability objectives an...
Cembureau appoints new president and vice-president
At its General Assembly, in Brussels, CEMBUREAU, the European Cement Association, elected Jon Morrish as president and José Antonio Cabrera, as vice-president, entrusting them ...
Carbon capture challenges are still in their infancy
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is now a reality for the European cement sector. As well as the start-up of Heidelberg Materials' Brevik project in Norway, Schwenk Zement has ...
Vietnam launches pilot emissions trading scheme
Following approval by the government on 9 June, Vietnam has formally announced the pilot phase of an emissions trading scheme aimed at encouraging the cement, steel and thermal...
Molins to build electrolysis facility at Sant Vicenç dels Horts plant
Molins has been granted permits from the Generalitat de Catalunya to start up an auxiliary facility for the generation and consumption of hydrogen at its largest plant, S...
Ciplan-Cimento Planalto acquires Realmix
Cement Planalto SA (Ciplan) is acquiring Realmix and its subsidiary Capital Concreto, subject to approval by the Administrative Council for Economic Defence (CADE). Realm...
DNV report claims global CO2 capture and storage to quadruple by 2030
Cumulative investment in carbon capture and storage (CCS) is expected to reach US$80bn over the next five years, according to DNV’s new "Energy Transition Outlook: CCS to 2050"...
Fuel shortage sees temporary stoppage at Fancesa
The shortage of diesel due to road blocks has prompted Fábrica Nacional de Cemento SA (Fancesa) in Bolivia to halt operations at its Cal Orcko plant near Sucre. The com...
Senegal’s cement market expands 5% in April
Cement sales in Senegal picked up by five per cent in April 2025 to 589,800t, according to Senegal’s Planning and Economic Policy Directorate. In April 2024 Senegalese produce...
CEMBUREAU and EFBWW build skills for a green and digital cement transition
CEMBUREAU and the European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW) have joined forces to develop essential policy recommendations that will accelerate the cement industr...
Cement production goes up in North Korea
The Korean Central News Agency, North Korea’s state news agency, is reporting that cement production across the country is surging. The Sangwon cement complex is said t...
Moctezuma reports revenues over US$1bn in 2024 annual report
Mexican cement giant Moctezuma , part of the Molins group, has reported revenues of MXN19.8bn (US$1.04bn) in its integrated annual report for 2024. During the same peri...
Cemex UK launches new BNG Service to support developers
Cemex UK is launching its Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) offering to the industry, to help support organisations achieve their own Biodiversity Net Gain requirements following ...
Ibstock Plc seeks industrial partner for major UK calcined clay cement plant
As part of Ibstock’s leadership ambitions to drive more sustainable and innovative building materials and solutions, the Group have identified a large reserve of high kaoliniti...
Cemtech Asia 2025: Korean government pledges support for cement industry's decarbonisation drive
The Korean government has pledged strong policy support for the domestic cement industry’s path to carbon neutrality, in a keynote show of support at Cemtech Asia 2025, the lea...
Ozinga breaks ground on North America’s largest low-carbon cement mill
USA-based Ozinga has officially broken ground on a cutting-edge low-carbon cement production facility in East Chicago, Indiana. Equipped with one of North America's largest ver...
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