Cement industry news

Spain’s cement demand grows 9% in February

Cement consumption in Spain expanded by 8.6 per cent YoY in February to 1,269,243t, according to Oficemen, the country’s cement association. However, exports declined by 15.3 p...

Chinese company to acquire Tunisian cement plant

China’s ambassador to Tunisia, Wan Li, said that a Chinese company specialising in the cement industry plans to acquire a Tunisian cement plant next week, valued at over US$100...

Royalty payments may negatively impact Pakistani cement producers

Pacific Cement Corp opens Surigao plant after 11-year closure

Pacific Cement Corp (PACEMCO) reopened its plant in Barangay Quezon, Surigao City, after an 11-year closure due to financial constraints, according to the Philippine News Agenc...

Pacific Cement suspends production following mill damage

Pacific Cement Ltd , part of Fijian Holdings Ltd , has suspended its cement production due to a breakdown of a mill. The damaged mill part will be sent to Australia for repai...

Cameroon to bolster domestic cement capacity

Cameroon is set to significantly increase its cement production with the addition of three new cement plants in Edea, a town in the Sanaga-Maritime department. These new plants...

Burkina Faso president inaugurates CISINOB plant

Burkina Faso President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, inaugurated the Sino-Burkinabè Industrial Cement Co (CISINOB SA) in Laongo, Ziniaré commune.  Located on a 12.5ha site, the 0...

Unitherm secures new contract for gas firing equipment in Mexico

Unitherm Cemcon has been awarded a new contract to supply gas firing equipment for a calciner at a Mexican cement plant. Following the economic benefits of natural gas firing, ...

Votorantim's shows robust performance in Europe and Asia

Votorantim Cimentos ' global cement sales totalled 35.4Mt in 2024, up one per cent compared to 2023. The regional performance results were strongest in Europe and Asia and wer...

Geopolitics, trade tariffs and demand fears send oil below US$70, while cement makers look to cheaper coal

Geopolitical news is dictating the markets, with ongoing Ukraine peace talks between the USA, Russia and Europe impacting sentiment, in addition to President Trump’s hot-and-co...

Cemex's Mark Grimshaw-Smith appointed to Logistics UK Board

Cemex is pleased to announce that Mark Grimshaw-Smith, rail and sea manager in the company’s supply chain team, has been appointed as one of four new non-executive directors ...

Votorantim Cimentos reports revenue of BRL26.6bn in 2024

Votorantim Cimentos ended 2024 with record high annual operating results and margin growth, supported by geographic and product diversification. The company’s global net reve...

Qassim Cement posts 112% rise in net profit

Saudi Arabia based Qassim Cement Co posted revenues of SAR967.57m (US$258m) in 2024, up 65.8 per cent when compared with SAR583.55m in 2023.  The company's net profit adva...

Cementos Alfa Mataporquera exports 82% of output in 2024

The 0.83Mta Mataporquera plant of Cementos Alfa SA , part of the Cementos Portland Valderrivas group , exported 82 per cent of its production, reported local press. The mai...

Pakistan cement sector saw strong cement exports data in 8MFY25

Pakistan's cement sector has consistently demonstrated impressive export performance in the first eight months of FY24-25 (July 2024-February 2025). According to the Pakistan B...

Monarch Cement records cement sales of US$268.1m for 2024

For the year ended 31 December 2024, Monarch Cement in Kansas, USA, reported net sales of US$268.1m an increase of US$5.3m or two per cent, from US$262.8m in 2023. Growth w...

Colombia’s cement market contracts 3% in January

Cement dispatches in Colombia slipped three per cent YoY to 0.87Mt in January 2024 from 0.897Mt in January 2024, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. Bulk cement...

St Marys Cement to pioneer membrane-based technology for carbon capture

St Marys Cement ’s journey towards achieving net zero emissions is advancing through a strategic collaboration with MTR Carbon Capture, a leader in membrane technology for ca...

Vicat to hold public consultation on Rhône decarbonisation project

Between 24 March - 20 June 2025, a public consultation will be held on the Rhône decarbonation project led by Vicat , SPSE, Elengy and RTE. The Rhône decarbonation project ...

Senegal’s cement demand falls 4% in January

Cement sales in Senegal declined by 3.9 per cent YoY to 639,500t in January 2025 when compared with January 2024, when 665,500t was sold on the domestic market, according to da...