Olive pits to reduce asphalt CO2 emissions
Barcelona is testing a new type of asphalt that could result in roads with a smaller carbon footprint. The new type of asphalt uses charcoal from olive pits and pine biomass, tu...
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Inform establishes new subsidiary for building materials logistics
INFORM is reorganising its building materials logistics division by founding an independent company called INFORM EVOTESS GmbH. This new legal entity will consolidate and adva...
Dalmia Bharat starts US$360m Kadapa expansion
Dalmia Bharat has commenced a major expansion of its integrated cement plant at Chinnakomerlapalle in Andhra Pradesh's YSR Kadapa district, with Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara ...
HBM Nigeria reassures market following Huaxin takeover
HBM Nigeria Plc has sought to reassure customers, investors and other stakeholders following its rebranding from Lafarge Africa after Huaxin Building Materials' acquisition of...
Raysut Cement returns to profit
Raysut Cement Co returned to profit in the 1H26 after posting a net profit of OMR2.71m (US$7m), compared to a OMR2.58m loss in the 1H25. The sharp reversal in fortune...
Vicem to restructure loss-making cement subsidiaries
Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) will prioritise restructuring its loss-making subsidiaries and resolving long-standing financial issues under its 2026-30 developmen...
Anhui Conch deploys electric LiuGing fleet
Anhui Conch Cement has deployed a fleet of LiuGong DW105AE battery electric wide-body trucks in south China as part of a strategic initiative to create zero-carbon mines, buil...
Retail hikes drive Tajik cement shortage
Tajikistan’s Minister of Industry and New Technologies, Sherali Kabir, announced that prices at the nation's major cement plants remained stable during a sharp price increase ...
British brick and block deliveries fall as stocks climb
Seasonally adjusted brick deliveries in Great Britain were down 4.4 per cent YoY in the 12 months to May 2026. However, MoM deliveries were up by three per cent, according to th...
alcemy shifts AI strategy towards autonomous cement production
German industrial AI specialist alcemy has launched a new first-of-its-kind AI transformation programme for cement producers, alcemy Foundation Partnership, while unveiling a l...
Colombian cement market expands by 4% in May
Cement consumption in Colombia edged up by 4.1 per cent YoY to 1.144Mt in May 2026 from 1.099Mt in May 2025, reports the country’s statistics office, DANE. Bagged cement sales ...
Cementos Molins shares rise on Continuous Market debut
Cementos Molins' shares rose nine per cent to EUR42.60 (US$48.55) on their first day of trading on Spain's Continuous Market (SIBE), marking the company's strongest trading ses...
Morocco’s cement deliveries advance 28% in June
Cement deliveries in Morocco increased 27.7 per cent to 1,068,206t in June 2026 from 836,365t in June 2025, according to data published by the domestic cement association, ACP....
Armenia to nationalise Araratcement
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced that Araratcement will be brought under state ownership following the arrest of its owner, businessman and opposition le...
Politicians to press Indian government on Adilabad CCI revival
A delegation from India's Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) politcal party will meet Union Heavy Industries Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on 15 July to press for the reopening of the C...
Etex acquires majority stake in Global Gypse
Lightweight construction materials producer Etex acquired a majority stake in Algeria-based plasterboard producer Global Gypse.
Brazil’s cement market expands 8% in June
Cement sales in Brazil increased 7.6 per cent YoY to 5.833Mt in June 2026 from 5.419Mt in June 2025, according to SNIC, the country’s cement association. Sales growth was t...
Ethiopia partners with UNIDO for green cement shift
Ethiopia is advancing a lower-carbon transition in its cement sector through a partnership between the Ministry of Industry and UNIDO, focusing on alternative energy and clean...
GICA explores new cement plant project in Chad
Algeria's state-owned cement manufacturer, Groupe industriel des ciments d'Algérie (GICA), is advancing plans to establish a new production facility in Chad. This strategic mo...
Nuvoco Vistas expands in Gujarat
Nirma Group subsidiary Nuvoco Vistas has launched a 2Mta cement grinding facility at its Limla plant in Surat to boost its market presence across western India. The company ...
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