Cemex appoints new EMEA president and Puerto Rico manager
Cemex has appointed José Antonio Cabrera as the new president EMEA region, starting April. Mr Cabrera was first employed by Cemex in 2000 and has worked in various positi...
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Vietnam sees higher February dispatches
Cement dispatches in Vietnam increased by 62 per cent YoY to 4,099,468t in February 2025, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). Of this total, VICEM deli...
Buzzi SpA posts cement deliveries of 26.4Mt in 2024
In 2024 Buzzi’s cement sales on a like-for-like (LfL) basis at consolidated level would have declined due to subdued demand growth in most reference markets, except for Poland ...
UK launches research partnership to explore LC3 use in nuclear waste encapsulation
The UK has launched a GBP1m (US$1.3m) research partnership to explore the use of limestone calcined clay cements in nuclear waste encapsulation. The University of Sheffield...
Votorantim Cimentos closes Tunisia divestment
Votorantim Cimentos has closed the full sale of its assets located in Tunisia to Sinoma Cement Co Ltd ( CNBM ), a cement-based building materials enterprise headquartered in ...
Tangshan Jidong Cement narrows loss in 2024
Tangshan Jidong Cement Co posted a revenue of CNY25.287bn (US$3486.4m) in 2024, down 10.4 per cent from CNY28.235bn in 2023. Total operating costs declined by 13.7 per cent to ...
Holcim El Salvador opens new San Miguel distribution centre
Holcim El Salvador has opened a new distribution centre in San Miguel to reinforce its presence in the eastern part of the country. The new centre will optimise access to...
Aramit Cement’s revenue down 51% in 1HFY24-25
Aramit Cement posted a revenue of BDT41.3m (US$0.34m) in the first half of FY24-25 (July-December 2024), representing a drop of 51 per cent YoY from BDT84.3m in the 1HFY23-24...
Ambuja Cements appoints new CEO
Ambuja Cements has appointed Vinod Bahety as new CEO as of 1 April 2025 for a term of three years. He has also been given the role of additional director and wholesome director...
Cemento Polpaico reports CLP259m net profit for 2024
Chile based Cemento Polpaico posted a 0.4 per cent drop in revenues to CLP339.908bn (US$359.8m) in 2024 when compared with CLP341.136bn in 2023. The company’s cement sales vo...
Holcim announces its new strategy - NextGen Growth 2030
With NextGen Growth 2030, Holcim will leverage its sustainability leadership to deliver profitable growth in Europe, Australia and north Africa, while accelerating growth in La...
Zliten Municipality urges Tripoli government to resolve cement plant blockade
The Municipal Council of Zliten wants Libyan Prime Minister, Abel Hamid Aldabaiba, and his Ministry of Defence to resolve the dispute in front of the National Cement Co plant...
Thatta Cement Co's revenue increased by 23% in 1HFY24-25
During the first half of FY24-25, Thatta Cement Co Ltd ’s revenue increased by 23.2 per cent compared to the previous year, reaching PKR3.849bn (US$13.8m), according to the co...
Dalmia commissions Rohtas plant
India based Dalmia Cement (Bharat) has commenced commercial production at its Banjari cement plant in Rohtas district, Bihar, northern India. The start-up was the final ste...
Boral secures AUD24.5m government funding for kiln infrastructure project
Boral Ltd has successfully secured AUD24.5m (US$15.4m) in government funding for a new cement kiln infrastructure project, which will enable the leading construction material...
Southern Province Cement reports 25% rise in net profit
Saudi Arabian cement producer Southern Province Cement Co posted a 12.6 per cent drop in sales to SAR935m (US$249.3m) in 2024 from SAR1.07bn in the previous year. However...
Heidelberg Materials advances sustainability goals in 2024
This week Heidelberg Materials released its 2024 Sustainability Report. In 2024, Heidelberg Materials successfully reduced specific net CO2 emissions to 527kg/t of cementitio...
Azerbaijan sees higher exports and production in 2M25
Azerbaijan produced over 579,100t of cement in the first two months of 2025, according to data from the State Statistical Committee. This represents a 5.9 per cent increase whe...
US House of Representatives passes bipartisan bill supporting modernisation, decarbonisation of heavy industry
On 25 March 2025, the US House of Representatives voted 350-73 to pass Representatives Valerie Foushee (D-NC) and Max Miller’s (R-OH) bill, the Innovative Mitigation Partnershi...
Energy complex and a political change of priorities drive down carbon markets
December EUA prices dropped sharply during February and March, now testing the long-term uptrend in the range of EUR65-68. The fall in gas and coal prices combined with massive...
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