Cementos Argos to appeal Cartagena environmental ruling
Cementos Argos will appeal a Colombian court ruling ordering it and 11 other entities to compensate residents of Membrillal, Cartagena, for alleged environmental and health d...
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Malayan Cement FY26 net profit rises 34%
Malayan Cement Bhd reported a 34.3 per cent increase in net profit to MYR903.17m (US$214m) for the financial year ended 30 June 2026, compared with MYR672.38m in the previous...
USG Supramax rates slow
The USG Supramax freight market started the month on a flat note, but in the second half of the month the rates fell on all routes, with brokers reporting a surplus of tonnage....
SaltX advances electrified cement technology with Holcim
Sweden-based SaltX Technology reported further progress in fully electrified cement production during the second quarter of 2026, including industrial-scale testing with Holcim...
Geopolitics to the fore again as USA-Iran agreement breaks down – petcoke on the rise again
As predicted in last issue, the peace agreement between the USA and Iran lasted less than a month before conflict resumed. This, combined with new escalation in the war between...
Armed groups force closure of Libyan cement plants
Several state-owned cement plants in Libya have reportedly been forced to close, along with t he headquarters of the National Cement Company , following intervention by armed...
Cruz Azul to invest MXN5.5bn in Tula cement plant
Mexico's Cooperativa La Cruz Azul has announced plans to invest MXN5.5bn (US$300m) in the rehabilitation and expansion of its cement plant in Tula de Allende, Hidalgo. The...
Monarch Cement reports higher 2Q sales and profit
Monarch Cement Co reported net sales of US$69.7m in the second quarter of 2026, up 2.8 per cent YoY, while net income increased 12.3 per cent to US$21m. Cement sales rose ...
JK Lakshmi Cement reports 30% fall in 1Q profit
JK Lakshmi Cement reported a standalone net profit of INR1.07bn (US$12.2m) in the quarter ended 30 June 2026, down 29.6 per cent from INR1.52bn in the year-ago period. ...
China cement output falls 8.6% in January-July
China's cement production declined 8.6 per cent YoY to 859.87Mt in the first seven months of 2026, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The decline accelera...
Tanzania gives cement producers eight days to tackle shortages
The Tanzanian government has given cement manufacturers eight days to increase supplies and reduce prices following reports that the retail price of a 50kg bag has risen to as ...
UltraTech Cement joins LeadIT to advance industrial decarbonisation
UltraTech Cement has joined the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT), strengthening its participation in international efforts to accelerate industrial decarboni...
Beyond CCS: is cement investing enough in alternatives?
The difficulties facing Heidelberg Materials ’ carbon capture project at Edmonton, Canada, expose a wider problem in the cement industry's route to net zero. Announced in 2023...
Malaysia to tighten controls on imported building materials
Malaysia is set to strengthen controls on imported building materials that fail to meet safety and quality standards, with tighter import requirements, inspections and enforceme...
US cement shipments up 6.6% YoY in 1Q26
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the US and Puerto Rico amounted to 8.502Mt in March 2026, up 5.1 per cent YoY from the 8.092Mt recorded in...
Heidelberg Materials delays Edmonton CCS project
Heidelberg Materials has delayed its planned full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at its Edmonton cement plant in Alberta, Canada, amid uncertainty over carb...
Nigeria investigates possible cement price manipulation
Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has opened an investigation into possible cement price manipulation after a three-month study raised co...
Unacem profit rises 66% in 2Q26
Grupo Unacem reported consolidated net profit of PEN175.4m (US$49m) in the second quarter of 2026, up 65.5 per cent from PEN106m in the year-ago period. Consolidated reven...
Gharibwal Cement halts clinker production after Kiln fan damage
Gharibwal Cement Ltd has temporarily suspended clinker production after its kiln ID fan was damaged during operation, the company informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange on August...
Fecto Cement posts PKR663m PAT
Pakistan: Fecto Cement Ltd reported a profit after tax of PKR663.36m (US$2.39m) for the year ended 30 June 2026, up from PKR608.69m a year earlier, according to the company’s...
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