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HBM Nigeria profit rises 57% in 1H26
HBM Nigeria Plc , formerly Lafarge Africa Plc, reported profit after tax of NGN208bn (US$145m) in the first half of 2026, up 57 per cent from NGN132.68bn in the year-ago perio...
San Miguel cement sales fall 6% in 1H26
San Miguel Corp ’s cement business reported consolidated net sales of PHP17.8bn (US$305m) in the first half of 2026, down six per cent YoY, amid weaker volumes and average sel...
Udayapur Cement resumes sales after three-month halt
State-owned Nepalese Udayapur Cement Industry Ltd (UCIL) has resumed sales of its Gainda Chhap cement following a suspension of more than three months caused by a shortage of...
NagarJuna Cement ordered to vacate forest land
India’s Telangana Forest Department has ordered NagarJuna Cement to remove structures and vacate 12 acres and six guntas (approximately 4.9ha) of land at Mattapalli in Suryap...
Caribbean Cement eyes September export restart
Caribbean Cement Company (Carib Cement) could resume regional exports as early as September 2026 following increased production capacity at its Rockfort plant in Kingston, Ja...
Qassim Cement secures SAR400m SIDF financing
Qassim Cement Company has signed a SAR400m (US$106.7m) financing agreement with the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) to support construction of its fourth production ...
The Global Cement Report, 16th Edition, now available
Tradeship Publications is pleased to announce the publication of The Global Cement Report™ , 16th Edition, the leading statistical reference for the worldwide cement industry....
Dominican Republic leads regional cement exports
The Dominican Republic has emerged as Latin America and the Caribbean’s leading exporter of cement, lime and gypsum, according to data cited by the Dominican Association of Por...
Tanzania govt expects cement supply to improve
Tanzania’s government expects cement availability to improve following the completion of maintenance at major production plants that had contributed to shortages and higher pri...
Cementos Argos revenue up in 2Q26
Cementos Argos reported consolidated revenue of COP1.3trn (US$340m) in the second quarter of 2026, up 2.4 per cent YoY, despite lower cement volumes. Consolidated cement s...
Arabian Cement reports strong 1H26
Arabian Cement Company (ACC) reported consolidated net profit attributable to shareholders of EGP2.17bn (US$44.8m) in the first half of 2026, up 54.6 per cent from EGP1.41bn ...
Materials Processing Institute-Holcim UK trial shows recycled concrete fines as clinker replacement
A UK industry trial involving Holcim UK has demonstrated that recycled concrete fines (RCF) can replace around 20 per cent of clinker in cement production, potentially reducing ...
Holcim UAE begins CO2 capture and mineralisation pilot
Holcim UAE and carbon storage company 44.01 have brought a carbon capture and underground mineralisation pilot into full operation at Holcim’s Fujairah cement plant in the ...
Vietnam cement and clinker exports up in 7M26
Vietnam exported 22.53Mt of cement and clinker in the first seven months of 2026, up 13.6 per cent YoY, according to the country’s National Statistics Office (NSO). Export r...
Votorantim Cimentos reports EBITDA growth in 2Q26
Votorantim Cimentos reported global cement sales of 9.9Mt in the second quarter of 2026, up 6 per cent YoY, as improved volumes and pricing supported higher revenue and EBITD...
National Cement Co's earnings improve in 2Q26
UAE's National Cement Company reported a sharp improvement in second-quarter earnings, supported by higher revenue and improved operating profitability. Revenue for the th...
Strong 2Q26 for Taiwan's Universal Cement
Universal Cement Corp reported net profit of TWD494.5m (US$15.7m) in the second quarter of 2026, up 23.5 per cent from TWD400.2m in the year-ago perio...
JSW Cement profits up in 1Q27
JSW Cement reported consolidated net profit attributable to shareholders of INR1.61bn (US$18.4m) in the first quarter of FY27, representing a 60 per cent increase on an under...
India’s capacity race
UltraTech Cement’s 1QFY27 results, published recently , underline the growing scale of India’s largest cement producer. Domestic sales volumes increased 13.1 per cent YoY to 3...
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