US cement shipments up 11.8% YoY in February
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the US and Puerto Rico amounted to 6.804Mt in February 2026, up 11.3 per cent YoY from the 6.615Mt recorde...
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ETH study explores integration of direct air capture with cement production
Researchers at ETH Zurich have found that integrating calcium-looping direct air capture (DAC) technology into cement plants could reduce the climate impact of cement productio...
UltraTech to acquire 26% stake in Solaris Horizon
UltraTech Cement has agreed to acquire a 26 per cent stake in Solaris Horizon Energy Pvt Ltd for up to INR277.6m (US$3.2m) as part of efforts to increase its use of renewable...
Fauji Cement reports strong 4QFY26 earnings
IMS Research has released its review on Fauji Cement Company Ltd (FCCL) , which posted a robust net profit after tax (NPAT) of PKR 5.4bn for the fourth quarter of FY26. This m...
Breedon urges clarity as UK CBAM looms
Breedon Group has renewed calls for government action to support domestic cement production through its Back British Cement campaign, warning that UK output has fallen to its...
Mohamed Kharraki appointed LafargeHolcim Côte d’Ivoire MD
LafargeHolcim Côte d’Ivoire has appointed Mohamed Kharraki as managing director, effective 1 August 2026. Mr Kharraki succeeds Rachid Yousry, who had previously headed bot...
Paul Mitchell new chairman of Construction Industry Collective Voice
Paul Mitchell, managing director of the Scottish Building Federation, has been appointed chair of the Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV), succeeding Alan Wilson, who ...
July cement deliveries increase 2% in Brazil
In July 2025 cement dispatches in Brazil edged up by 2.4 per cent to 6.233Mt from 6.084Mt in July 2024, reports SNIC in its latest release of monthly cement statistics. Whi...
US construction spending falls 3.2% in June
US construction spending declined 3.2 per cent YoY in June 2026 to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of US$2.167trn, according to data from the US Census Bureau. Spending wa...
Najran Cement 2Q profit rises 29%
Najran Cement Company reported a 29.5 per cent YoY increase in net profit to SAR5.85m (US$1.6m) in the second quarter of 2026, despite a slight decline in revenue. Quarter...
Dalmia Cement begins rail shipments from Chunar
India’s Dalmia Cement has signed an agreement with Indian Railways to transport cement and raw materials by rail from its Chunar plant in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. Rail d...
Attock Cement posts strong FY26 earnings despite 4Q margin pressure
Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd (ACPL) has announced its 4QFY26 results, with net revenue up 16 per cent YoY to PKR11.2bn (US$40.36) and two per cent QoQ, reflecting continued top...
Molins names ex Secil CEO as new EVP
Otmar Hübscher has been appointed as Molins ’ Executive Vice President for Spain, Portugal and Brazil following Molins’ acquisition of Secil , where he had served as CEO for ...
Argentina’s cement market contracts 8% in July
Cement consumption in Argentina declined 8.1 per cent to 815,974t in July 2026 when compared with 887,586t in July 2025, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. Ho...
Swiss cement sales stable
Swiss cement sales rose one per cent YoY to 1.003Mt in the second quarter of 2026, up from 993,439t in the same quarter of 2025, according to data from Cemsuisse, the Swiss Cem...
Terra CO2 expands R&D facilities in Colorado
Low-carbon cement technology company Terra CO2 has begun construction of a new 30,167ft 2 (2803m2) concrete laboratory and headquarters near Golden, Colorado, more than doubli...
Southern Province Cement returns to profit in 2Q26
Southern Province Cement Co (SPCC) reported a net profit of SAR24m (US$6.4m) in the second quarter of 2026, supported by higher sales volumes and lower costs. Quarterly re...
Ambuja Cements adds 1.2Mta grinding capacity in Gujarat
India’s Ambuja Cements has commissioned a 1.2Mta brownfield expansion of cement grinding capacity at its Dahej plant in Gujarat. The expansion was carried out by Ambuja Ce...
Mitsubishi UBE Cement targets December IPO
Mitsubishi UBE Cement Corp (MUCC) is reportedly planning an initial public offering as early as December 2026, five years after the business was formed by Mitsubishi Materials ...
Cemex UK opens new Swindon dry mortar and sprayed concrete plant
Cemex UK has announced the opening of a new state-of-the-art facility in Swindon, Wiltshire, dedicated to lower carbon dry mortar and sprayed concrete production.
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