EU Innovation funding signed for Cemex Rüdersdorf
Cemex and its consortium partner, Linde, is benefitting from the EU Innovation Fund which has signed the grant agreement for the implementation of Cemex’s CO 2 capture proje...
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Sinai Cement Co sees 73% increase in 1Q earnings
Sinai Cement Co reported earnings of EGP2016.2m (US$39.9m) in the 1Q25, representing a 73.1 per cent increase when compared with the 1Q24, when earnings came in at EGP1164.9m...
Taiwan’s cement producers see overall positive 4M results
Cement companies in Taiwan reported mostly improved results for the January-April 2025 period as sales increased in April. Taiwan Cement Co saw earnings increase by 9.1 per c...
Hoffmann Green Cement announces paper ash partnership
France-based company Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies is joining forces with Norske Skog Golbey, the country’s leading paper recycler, to integrate ash from the paper-makin...
Birla Corp to invest INR43.35bn to boost production capacity
The board of India’s Birla Corp has approved capital expenditure for the phased implementation of a 2.8Mta greenfield cement grinding unit at Gaya, Bihar. The proposed facil...
Monarch Cement reports 84% drop in 1Q net income
The Monarch Cement Co posted unaudited net sales of US$38.7m in the first quarter of 2025, down 22.8 per cent from US$50.1m in the year-ago period. Of this total, the company...
Qassim Cement reports 27% increase in 1Q net profit
Qassim Cement Co reported a revenue of SAR302.7m (US$80.7m) in the first quarter of 2025, up 54.1 per cent YoY from SAR196.4m in the 1Q24. The company attributed the increase...
Bangladesh cement exports show mixed trend during 10MFY24-25
Bangladesh experienced a 21.2 per cent YoY decline in cement export revenue, totalling US$12.65m in the 10MFY24-25 period (July 2024-April 2025), down from US$16.05m during the...
Molins to appoint Julio Rodríguez as director
At its shareholders’ meeting scheduled for the last week of June, Molins’ board of directors will appoint Julio Rodríguez, its former CEO as a director, replacing Juan Molins M...
UK construction slows amid growing economic headwinds
Construction demand for heavy-side materials in Great Britain has weakened further at the start of this year, according to the latest sales volumes survey by the Mineral Produc...
Heidelberg Materials increases revenues by 5% in 1Q25
Heidelberg Materials increased its revenue by five per cent to EUR4715m (previous year: EUR4488m) in the first quarter. The result from current operations (RCO) rose by EUR3m...
Cementir Group's cement and clinker sales fall 6% in 1Q25
In the first three months of 2025, Cementir Group 's cement and clinker sales volumes, totalling 2.2Mt, decreased by 6.2 per cent compared to the same period of 2024, mainly d...
Titan Group records sales of EUR638.4m in 1Q25
Titan Group reported strong sales in 1Q25. Thanks to firm pricing and sustained cement volumes and growth in core products in the US and southern European markets, sales rose...
West China Cement subsidiary acquires Cimenterie de Lukala
West China Cement Ltd has announced a discloseable transaction involving the acquisition of additional equity interests in Cimenterie de Lukala SA (CILU) in the Democratic Re...
WCA supports UK and EU carbon market link
Fabien Charbonnel, Director at the World Cement Association (WCA) and Directeur Général of Cem’In’Eu, has announced his support of proposals to link the UK and EU carbon market...
SBP report highlights mixed performance for Pakistan’s cement sector
The half-yearly report for 2024-25 from the Board of Directors of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) was recently released, in which the central bank addressed the challenges fac...
Cement demand contracting sharply in USA
Weak business and consumer confidence, amid economic uncertainty, is weighing heavily on demand for cement. Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, i...
PCA changes name to American Cement Association
The Portland Cement Association, the national association representing US cement manufacturers since 1916, has announced that it is changing its name to the American Cement Ass...
Fives launches Fives FCB USA Inc
Fives group is opening a new subsidiary in the US that will bring unique benefits to North American cement, concrete, and minerals customers. Fives FCB, the cement and minerals...
Tarmac expands Portland limestone cement supply
Tarmac ( CRH group ) has expanded the availability of its Portland limestone cement (PLC) across England and Wales, after recent changes to national concrete standards enable...
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