Shree Cement posts 15% drop in 4Q net profit
Indian cement producer Shree Cement Ltd posted a revenue of INR55.32bn (US$646.2m) in the January-March 2025 quarter (4QFY24-25), up 2.4 per cent when compared with INR54.01b...
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PPC expects considerable jump in earnings
PPC has informed shareholders in a trading statement that it expects a 96-116 per cent increase in headline earnings per share from continuing operations for FY24-25. Earn...
China Cement Association elects Zhou Yuxian as new president
Zhou Yuxian has been elected as the new president of the China Cement Association at a members' congress held on 14 May 2025. Mr Yuxian has held several senior positions in ...
Carbon Clean completes CycloneCC C1 commercial scale factory test
Carbon Clean, a global leader in revolutionising carbon capture solutions, has announced the successful factory testing of the world’s largest Rotating Packed Bed (RPB) of this...
Kyrgyzstan lifts import ban
The government of Kyrgyzstan has lifted the ban on cement imports to alleviate current product shortages and rising prices. Demand continues to exceed supply and at KGS500-...
Holcim shareholders approve all proposals at 2025 AGM
Holcim shareholders approved all of the Board of Directors’ proposals at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) that took place in Zug, Switzerland, this week, including a 99.75 pe...
Ciments de Bizerte posts historic loss in 2024
Tunisia-based Les Ciments de Bizerte reported a revenue in 2024 of TND27.8m (US$9.2m), down 69 per cent YoY from TND91.3m in 2023. The company widened its gross loss to TN...
FLSmidth reports progress in possible cement sell-off plans
FLSmidth Group says it has entered exclusive negotiations with Pacific Avenue Partners over the potential sale of its cement business as part of its interim financial report f...
Pakistan's cement representation in the MSCI Index strengthens
According to Topline Research, MSCI has announced its May 2025 Index review, in which three new securities from Pakistan are added to the frontier market index: DG Khan Cemen...
Petcoke continues to fall as market looks for new buyers
The price of coal stabilised just above the US$90 mark while oil fell to below US$70 as OPEC+ increased production. However, US President Trump’s announcement of tariffs sent d...
Votorantim Cimentos posts higher 1Q sales and revenues
Votorantim Cimentos ended the first quarter with a consolidated global net revenue of BRL5.6bn, up one per cent YoY, excluding the effects of changes in foreign exchange rate...
Iran cement demand contracted in 1Q25
Iranian domestic cement sales contracted 3.8 per cent YoY to 5.533Mt in March 2025, down from 6.929Mt a year earlier, according to the Iranian cement association. Ramadan, whic...
Mauritian cement prices up 5%
The price of a 25kg bag of cement in Mauritius increased by five per cent to MUR178-188 (US$3.85-4.07), depending on the region. In Port-Louis the price increased from MUR1...
Taiheiyo Cement reports rise in net profits
Japan's Taiheiyo Cement Group has reported JPY 57.42bn (US$390.2m) in net profits for FY24-25, a 32.7 per cent increase on the previous financial year, exceeding analyst fo...
Lucky Cement solidifies its domestic and international operations
Lucky Cement Ltd informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 14 May about a significant milestone in its international operations, marking the successful firing of the kil...
MPA Scotland launches new study prior to start aggregate tax
MPA Scotland, which represents the majority of Scotland’s aggregates producers, has started research into the economic contribution of the industry, ahead of the introduction of...
Materrup and EOVEST in low-carbon construction partnership
Low-carbon producer Materrup and France-based real estate group EOVEST have entered a strategic partnership to “build responsibly, locally, and with drastically reduced carbon e...
Elematic and Carbonaide launch CO2-cured precast concrete solution
CO2 utilisation specialist Carbonaide and precast technology supplier Elematic have have announced a commercial cooperation to become the first to bring production-scale CO2 cu...
Decline in Italy’s cement output slows in February
In February 2025 Italian cement production slipped by three per cent YoY, following an eight per cent YoY drop in the previous month, according to the data from Italian concret...
First CO2 captured and stored at Brevik
The first 1000t of CO 2 has been captured, liquefied and stored at its Norcem AS Brevik cement plant in Norway, according to Heidelberg Materials . This is a significant ...
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