Korea Cement Association and KCL partner on low-carbon cement R&D
The Korea Cement Association (KCA) has signed a cooperation agreement with Korea Conformity Laboratories (KCL) to accelerate the development of low-carbon cement technologies a...
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Heidelberg Materials faces supply chain complaint over Indonesia cement project
Heidelberg Materials is facing a complaint under Germany's Supply Chain Due Diligence Act over plans by its Indonesian subsidiary, PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa , to develop ...
Sephaku Cement warns of rising import pressure
South Africa's Sephaku Cement has warned that rising cement imports and weak infrastructure demand continue to weigh on the domestic market after reporting a 4.5 per cent dec...
Cimtogo launches lower-carbon Ecocim cement
Heidelberg Materials subsidiary Cimtogo has launched Ecocim , a lower-carbon cement that replaces its Super Rapide product in the Togolese market. The new cement reduc...
Anhui Conch subsidiaries acquire cement assets for US$91m
Anhui Conch Cement said two of its subsidiaries have agreed to acquire cement production assets for a combined CNY619.2m (US$91.2m), expanding the group's manufacturing footpri...
Workers protest planned closure of ACC's Jhinkpani cement plant
More than 1200 workers, residents and trade union members have marched to the West Singhbhum district administration offices in Jharkhand, India, calling on the state governmen...
MPA calls for greater use of UK-made cement in public projects
The UK's Mineral Products Association (MPA) has urged the government to prioritise British-made cement in public construction projects, arguing that domestic production is esse...
Boral upgrades dry mix product portfolio with recycled plastic packaging
Boral Limited is transitioning its bagged dry mix products manufactured at its Maldon, New South Wales facility to packaging made from recycled plastic. This new packaging is...
Cemex contributes to strategic highway projects across Central Europe
Cemex has supplied essential concrete, aggregates, and cement solutions for major highway projects across Central Europe to improve regional connectivity and sustainability. ...
Lucky Cement completes Karachi plant upgrades
Lucky Cement Ltd has announced the successful completion and commissioning of a process optimisation and capacity enhancement project at its Karachi plant . The project has ...
Cemex supports Venezuela earthquake relief effort
Cemex has joined humanitarian relief efforts following the recent earthquakes along Venezuela's Caribbean coast by partnering with Mexican airline Viva Aerobus to transport r...
US-Iran war's impact on cement sectors
While the current ceasefire deal between the US and Iran aims to become a permanent peace settlement, the impact of the war on Iranian cement supply and further afield is begin...
Steel industry calls for government support to boost green steel output and consumption
Steel associations have expressed concern about mounting delays in green steel projects and the lack of sufficient government support during an annual meeting in Singapore.
Leilac secures second Asian commercial cement project
Carbon capture technology developer Leilac has secured a paid engineering contract with an unnamed East Asian cement producer to assess the commercial deployment of its carbon ...
Vietnam launches pilot carbon market covering 51 cement plants
Vietnam has officially launched its pilot emissions trading system (ETS), bringing 51 cement plants into the country's first carbon market alongside 34 thermal power plants and...
Star Cement partners with JSW Green Energy Six for renewable project
Star Cement, alongside its wholly-owned subsidiary Star Cement North East, has entered into a group captive power purchase agreement with JSW Green Energy Six. Under the terms ...
Philippines launches cement decarbonisation roadmap
The Philippines has launched its first Cement and Concrete Industry Decarbonisation Roadmap, establishing a framework to guide the sector's transition to net zero by 2050. T...
Demolition ordered for Cupertino cement plant and quarry
Demolition is scheduled to begin at the controversial Permanente Quarry and cement plant near Cupertino after years of planning. The plant stopped operations in April 2020 a...
Martin Marietta to acquire Lhoist North America for US$13.5bn
Martin Marietta Materials has agreed to combine with Lhoist North America in a transaction valued at US$13.5bn in cash and common stock. Lhoist North America is a subsidiary...
Titan America launches 3D printable concrete technology
Titan America has launched xForm3D, a US-patented 3D printable concrete technology designed for the construction of commercial, residential, infrastructure and coastal applicati...
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