US road investment expected to drive long-term aggregates demand
Renewed investment in US roads and bridges could underpin a sustained increase in demand for crushed stone, sand and gravel as the country moves to modernise an ageing interstat...
Cement industry news
Earlier cement industry news and analysis from International Cement Review's global newsroom.
Earlier news
Newest first
AGILIS and Paebbl partner on lower-carbon concrete for infrastructure
French road equipment and urban development specialist AGILIS, part of the NGE Group, has partnered with carbon-negative building materials producer Paebbl to develop lower-carb...
Mombasa Cement awarded US$12.7m in silo insurance dispute
Kenya's High Court has ordered Kenindia Assurance Company Ltd to pay Mombasa Cement KES1.64bn (US$12.7m) following a 12-year dispute over the collapse of a blending silo. ...
Limak opens 0.5Mta low-carbon cement terminal in Türkiye
Limak Cement has commissioned its Low Carbon Cement (LCC) Mediterranean Terminal in Iskenderun, Türkiye, strengthening its export infrastructure for low-carbon cement. The te...
Sampyo Cement expands AI control at Samcheok plant
Sampyo Cement is expanding the use of artificial intelligence at its Samcheok cement plant in Gangwon Province, South Korea, as it seeks to improve process control and addres...
Trinidad Cement 1H26 profit rises as Jamaica drives performance
Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) reported net income of TTD62.1m (US$9.1m) for the first half of 2026, up from TTD22m in the corresponding period of 2025, despite weaker consolidate...
Ecuador cement dispatches rise 8.6% in July
Ecuador's cement dispatches increased 8.6 per cent MoM to 492,600t in July 2026, according to the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE). Cement production rose five per cent MoM to ...
Tajikistan breaks ground on 1.2Mta cement plant
Tajikistan has begun construction of a new 1.2Mta cement plant in Khatlon region as part of government efforts to address domestic cement shortages and rising prices. Presid...
Adbri strengthens cement supply chain with battery-powered carrier
Adbri and The CSL Group have commenced operations of the MV Yampu, a battery-powered self-unloading bulk carrier that will supply limestone to Adbri’s Birkenhead cement pla...
Cement industry deepens power stakes with GEPCO bid
Pakistan’s cement sector is actively participating in the government’s privatization initiative, with several major groups submitting Expressions of Interest (EOIs) to acq...
Stanford develops plasma heating process for low-carbon cement
Researchers at Stanford University have developed an electrically-powered plasma heating process that could significantly reduce fossil fuel use in clinker production. The t...
PPC extends CEO Matias Cardarelli's contract to 2030
PPC has extended CEO Matias Cardarelli's employment contract until 31 March 2030, securing his leadership through the completion of the group's ' Awaken the Giant ' turnaroun...
Global cement demand set to return to growth in 2027
The global cement market has faced a period of substantial upheaval. The Global Cement Report™, 16th Edition, analyses developments since 2022 and looks to the future of the ind...
Neocrete targets lower-carbon concrete with commercial-scale cement reduction
New Zealand concrete technology company Neocrete has raised US$3.5n to scale a technology designed to reduce both the carbon footprint and cost of concrete by cutting the amount...
Peruvian cement dispatches advance 9% in July
Cement deliveries in Peru increased nine per cent YoY to 1.194Mt in July 2026 from 1.096Mt in July 2025, reports ASOCEM, the country’s cement association. Of the total, 1.056Mt...
Capsol Technologies strengthens cement pipeline despite lower 1H26 revenues
Capsol Technologies reported continued commercial progress in the European cement sector in 1H26, despite a sharp decline in group revenues as slower market activity weighed on...
Dangote plans vessel acquisition to support regional exports
Dangote Industries is planning to acquire its own vessels to transport products from Nigeria to markets across West and Central Africa as shipping constraints and high overland...
Hoffmann Green partners CSBT on scallop shell use in clinker-free cement
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has partnered with CSBT Environnement to incorporate calcium carbonate recovered from scallop shells into its cl...
Indian researchers propose nuclear-powered plasma kilns for cement
Indian researchers have proposed combining nuclear power with plasma kiln technology as a potential route to fossil fuel-free clinker production. N Bhanumathidas and N Kalid...
Meghalaya to review Shree Cement plant hearing
The Meghalaya government will establish a fact-finding committee to examine concerns surrounding the public hearing for Shree Cement’s proposed plant in the Indian state. ...
Stay Informed in this ever-changing landscape
Don't miss the latest cement industry updates. Subscribe to International Cement Review today!
