ELECTRA research project to build Skövde pilot plant in 2026
Swedish companies and universities are at the forefront of European efforts to electrify energy-intensive industries. Through their participation in the EU-funded ELECTRA resea...
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Andijan West Cement Co launches 2.2Mta plant
The commencement and signing ceremony of the 6000tpd clinker cement production line project of Andijan West Cement Co Ltd was held on 15 February 2025. The plant opening wa...
The AI revolution in cement
This week has seen the US and UK pull out of signing the international Artificial Intelligence (AI) Declaration. In the UK's case, it is because of fears over international sec...
Eco Material Technologies Inc secures US$800m Green Term Loan Facility
Eco Material Technologies Inc has successful closed a US$800m term loan credit facility (the Green Term Loan Facility) that matures in February 2032 and provides Eco Material w...
WIH Cement Developing Co Ltd to buy majority stake in CILU
WIH Cement Developing Co Ltd has agreed to purchase 1,574,904 shares of Cimenterie de Lukala SA (CILU) , which operates a 0.36Mta integrated cement plant in Lukala , near Kin...
Power Cement Ltd posts mixed results in 1HFY24-25
Power Cement Ltd overall capacity utilisation was 68 per cent, compared to 76 per cent in the corresponding period, according to the Sindh-based company's 1HFY24-25 (ended 31 D...
UltraTech Cement commissions 0.6Mta Karur grinding expansion
UltraTech Cement ( Aditya Birla Group ) has commissioned a 0.6Mta slag based grinding capacity at its existing factory in Karur, Tamil Nadu. This follows the earlier commission...
Brazil market expands 4% in 2024
Cement sales in Brazil increased by 2.9 per cent to 4.686Mt in December 2024 from 4.555Mt in December 2023, reports the country's cement association, SNIC. Sales volumes in...
Titan Group starts SCM venture in south Asia
Titan Group has entered the south Asian market through a new joint venture in India focussed on low-carbon building materials. The venture, formed in collaboration with Jayce...
Spectraflow wins online analyser upgrade at St Marys' Bowmanvile cement plant
SpectraFlow will replace the existing XRF Atline system at St Marys Cement 's Bowmannville cement plant, Canada, which was installed to increase the sampling frequency and the...
Raysut Cement establishes RDF collaboration partners
Raysut Cement Group of Oman, in collaboration with the Oman Environmental Services Holding Co SAOC - be'ah and MVW Lechtenberg & Partner, has collaborated to produce refuse-d...
Bruks Siwertell wins Egyptian ship loader order
Bruks Siwertell has secured a new order for a Siwertell ship loader from Sky Ports, Egypt, part of the Sky Logistics Group. The ship loader will play a pivotal role in supporti...
Cementir reports preliminary cement and clinker sales of 10.7Mt in 2024
The Board of Directors of Cementir Holding NV has released the preliminary unaudited consolidated results as at 31 December 2024. In 2024 cement and clinker sales volumes i...
US cement sales fell sharply in November
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the US and Puerto Rico amounted to 7.792Mt in November, down 12.3 per cent YoY from the 8.889Mt recorded i...
Cemex announces new CEO
Following Fernando A González's decision to retire as CEO of Cemex after a 35-year career at the company, Cemex has appointed Jaime Muguiro, currently president of Cemex USA, a...
Argentina's cement market expands 8% in January
Argentina's cement demand increased by 8.4 per cent YoY to 831,703t in January 2025 from 767,263t in January 2024, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. Of t...
CarbonCure and MIT Masic Lab to collaborate on carbon mineralisation in concrete
CarbonCure Technologies and The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Masic Lab have agreed to collaborate on new research to delve deeper into the science of injecting...
Uzbekistan Railways and China Energy plan 2025 cement transport
JSC Uzbekistan Railways and China Energy International Group Samarkand Cement discussed the current state and development of cement transport by rail, reviewing operational res...
Cementos Argos finalises Summit Materials sale to Quikrete Holdings
Cementos Argos has finalised the Summit Materials sale to Quikrete Holdings, enhancing its cash position for a new growth phase. Summit Materials has announced the definitive...
Buzzi's preliminary cement sales in FY24 total 26.33Mt
Buzzi SpA has announced that its preliminary cement sales in the FY24 reached 26.33Mt, in line with the previous year (26.34Mt). Ready-mix concrete sales totalled 9.7Mm 3 , d...
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