MPA calls for reform of Welsh mineral planning system
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has called for urgent reforms to Wales' mineral planning system, warning that declining aggregates reserves, rising operating costs and re...
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Senegalese cement market expands 14% in 2Q26
Cement sales in Senegal increased by 14.1 per cent to 2.186Mt in the second quarter of 2026 when compared with the 2Q25, when sales reached 1.916Mt, according to data released ...
Argentina’s cement market contracts 3% in 9M26
Cement demand in Argentina increased 4.6 per cent YoY to 959,927t in September 2026 from 917,980t in September 2025, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. Of thi...
Maple Leaf shareholders approve Pioneer Cement merger
Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited (MLCF) has informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that its shareholders approved the proposed merger of Pioneer Cement Limited into MLCF...
Huaxin starts 1Mta Dondo clinker line in Mozambique
Huaxin subsidiary Cimentos de Moçambique has brought a new clinker production line into operation at its Dondo plant, also known as the Beira cement works, in Mozambique’s...
Zeotech and Sunstate agree metakaolin trials
Zeotech has signed a 12-month, non-binding memorandum of understanding with Sunstate Cement to undertake concrete trials using its AusPozz metakaolin. Announced on 21 Octo...
RDF study highlights barriers to cement uptake
Adelaide University researchers have identified inconsistent fuel terminology, quality standards and regulatory approaches as barriers to wider use of refuse-derived fuel (RDF...
Spain's precast concrete consumption rises 16% in 1H26
Consumption of precast concrete products in Spain increased by 16 per cent YoY in the first half of 2026, according to figures published by the Spanish National Association of t...
Bolivian cement consumption falls 11% in July 2026
Cement demand in Bolivia dropped 10.5 per cent to 332,833t in July 2026 from 371,762t in July 2025, according to the Bolivian institute for statistics, INE. This followed a 20....
Global CCS projects pass 100 as infrastructure expands
The number of commercial carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects operating worldwide has reached 113, more than quadrupling since 2021, according to the Global CCS Institute’...
EQIOM seeks alternative-fuel capacity increase
Eqiom has proposed increasing annual waste-treatment capacity at its SAPPHIRE alternative-fuel preparation facility in Saint-Étienne-du-Vauvray, France, from 44,000t to 60,00...
Gabon prepares launch of 1Mta clinker project
Gabon is preparing to launch a new integrated cement project at Malibé, near Libreville, with investment of at least XAF114bn. A foundation-stone ceremony for the Mondah Green...
UltraTech cement sales rise 13.8 per cent in 2Q26-27
UltraTech Cement reported domestic grey cement sales of 35.94Mt in the quarter ended 30 September 2026, up 13.8 per cent from 31.58Mt a year earlier. Capacity utilisation inc...
Energy complex higher and petcoke in a sharp rally above US$100 – central banks act on rising inflation
The situation around the Strait of Hormuz (SoH) and US military action against Iran is dragging on and still dominates the major moves in the markets. Oil in particular is reac...
Heidelberg Materials expands recycling capacity at Agecroft site
Heidelberg Materials UK has expanded its Agecroft recycling facility in Swinton, Manchester, with the installation of a new wash plant and rail siding to increase recycled aggre...
US and Puerto Rican cement market expands 10% in June
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico advanced 9.8 per cent YoY to 10.1Mt in June 2026, according to the US Geological S...
Grinding plant plans announced for western Kenya
Mamba Cement Ltd plans to establish a cement grinding and blending plant at Awasi in Kisumu County, western Kenya, with an estimated investment of KES59.98m (US$464,000). It is...
UK outlines indicative cement CBAM costs
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has published illustrative cement-sector costs and accompanying technical guidance ahead of the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism’s (CBAM) intro...
CNBM warns of nine-month loss
China National Building Material (CNBM) expects to report a loss attributable to shareholders of approximately CNY760m for the nine months ended 30 September 2026, compared wit...
India Cements lifts earnings as investment advances
India Cements reported a 16.2 per cent YoY increase in domestic cement sales to 2.83Mt in the quarter ended 30 September 2026, while EBITDA rose 34.3 per cent to INR1.48bn (U...
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