Green a lower priority as long-term EUA prices plunge
The market continued its decline during March and the start of April after US tariffs were announced. The EUA price fell to EUR60, as speculators scrambled to reduce risk posit...
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Chinese mill arrives at Votorantim's Salto de Pirapora plant
Votorantim's cement factory in Salto de Pirapora (SP) has received a new cement mill that will be installed as part of the plant's expansion project. The 210t equipment tra...
Heidelberg Materials' Cementon distribution centre receives packaging upgrade
Heidelberg Materials North America has announced key upgrades to its cement distribution terminal in Cementon, New York. These upgrades include a new packaging line for bagge...
Moroccan cement market expands 32% in April
Cement sales in Morocco have jumped by 32 per cent to 1.145Mt in April, according to the country's Finance Ministry. The ready-mix sector increased its off take by 34 per c...
Gambian cement importers blame government for price surge
The Gambia Cement Importers Association has accused the country's government for the sharp rise in cement prices due to local cement shortages. The price of a bag of cement cur...
Ghana's cement producers defy price declaration order
Cement producers across Ghana have not complied with the order by the Cement Manufacturing Development Committee (CMDC) to declare their ex-factory prices, according to Ghana B...
Taiheiyo Cement will complete Luzon Terminal in 2026
Scheduled to begin operations in early 2026, Taiheiyo Cement Philippine ’s Luzon cement terminal is designed to supply up to 700,000tpa of cement to Luzon, Philippines. T...
Armenian MPs support raising cement import tax
Armenia’s National Assembly has passed the first reading of a draft law for the increase of import duty on cement. The bill, which received 57 votes in favour, one again...
EBRD invests US$50m in Cimko decarbonisation project
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing US$50m in a Eurobond issued by Çimko Cimento ve Beton Sanayi, a joint stock company incorporated in Tür...
Cement players cautious after Vietnam lowers clinker export tax
Vietnam lowered its export tax on clinker from 10 to five per cent to reduce costs for local producers and improve the competitiveness of the country’s cement producers in the ...
Pacasmayo posts 7% uptick in net profit
Peruvian cement producer Cementos Pacasmayo SA reported a 4.8 per cent increase in revenues to PEN499.2m (US$136.7m) in the 1Q25 from PEN476.5m in the equivalent period of th...
JK Lakshmi Cement invests in solar power SPV
India-based JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd has acquired a 26 per cent equity stake in a special purpose vehicle (SPV), established by Ampin Energy Transition Pvt Ltd. The deal is valu...
Vietnam’s robust recovery continuing
Cement dispatches in Vietnam increased by 25 per cent YoY to 7.801Mt in April 2025, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). Of this total, VICEM delivered ...
Heidelberg Materials signs CCS MoU with Arup Group
Heidelberg Materials announced a partnership with environmental consultants Arup Group to advance decarbonisation through the deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in ...
JK Cement shares hit record high off 4QFY24-25 results
Shares in India’s JK Cement have rose by 10 per cent to a record high of INR5391 (US$63.09) on Monday, after it reported net profits of INR3.61bn for the 4QFY24-25, a 64 per...
Bolivian cement output slips 2% in 1Q25
Bolivian cement producers reduced their output by 1.8 per cent YoY to 932,856t in the first quarter of 2025 from 949,719t in the year-ago period. Domestic output in March 2...
Tshopo Minister denounces Kisangani price speculation
Speculation on the price of grey cement in Kisangani, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, was denounced by the Tshopo provincial Minister of Economy, Senold Tandia Akomb...
Bolivian cement demand retreats 8% in Jan-Mar 2025
Bolivia's cement market contracted 7.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 as local consumption fell to 881,032t from 956,391t in the 1Q24, according to the country's statist...
Spanish cement market contracts 3% in April
Cement consumption in Spain declined 3.2 per cent to 1,282,296t in April 2025, according to Oficemen, the country's cement association. “This figure was influenced by the c...
USG Supramax freight market situation clearer, but rates remain under pressure
The USG Supramax freight market grappled with uncertainty during the first half of the month in the midst of tariff disputes between the US, China and others. The announced fee...
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