DRC's Katanda targets first cement in early 2027
Chinese-backed Cement Kasaï SAS expects to deliver the first cement from its Katanda plant in Kasaï-Oriental province, Democratic Republic of Congo, in the first quarter of 202...
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Molins opens first US manufacturing plant in Oklahoma
Molins has inaugurated its first manufacturing facility in the USA, located in Elk City, Oklahoma, as part of its international expansion strategy.
Heidelberg Materials Egypt takes stake in ZeroCarbon
Heidelberg Materials Egypt has acquired a minority stake in ZeroCarbon, an Egyptian waste-management and alternative-fuels producer, to strengthen fuel supply and support the...
Huaxin upgrades boost Simuma capacity
Huaxin Building Materials has increased clinker output and expanded on-site power generation at Natal Portland Cement Co’s (NPC's) Simuma cement plant in KwaZulu-Natal, So...
India Cements signs 11MW renewable-power agreement
The India Cements has entered into energy-supply and share-subscription agreements to acquire a 3.62 per cent stake in Zenataris Renewable Energy, securing 11MW of renewable ...
Local opposition to Peak Cluster pipeline
Cheshire East Council has unanimously backed a motion formally opposing the proposed Peak Cluster CO 2 pipeline, which would connect cement and lime plants in Derbyshire and S...
Flying Cement reports a surge in cement production and dispatches in FY2026
According to Flying Cement 's annual report, released last week, the company achieved its highest-ever gross sales of PKR 22.237bn (US$80.31) during FY2026, driven by better d...
Construction advances at Safwan cement project
Land levelling is approximately 80 per cent complete at the proposed US$225m Safwan cement plant in Jabal Saraj district, Parwan province, Afghanistan, according to Afghan news...
CIMAF produces first cement from Gabon expansion
CIMAF’s expanded grinding plant at Owendo, Gabon , produced its first cement on 1 October, according to a project update from contractor Sinoma CBMI. The expansion adds ...
Hoffmann Green partners with Rougier & Fils
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has signed a partnership with Rougier & Fils, a structural-construction and civil-engineering contractor serving industrial and commercial...
Thermo Fisher launches automated XRD system
Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced the ARL X’TRA Pro X-ray diffractometer for automated mineralogical analysis in cement and mining laboratories. The system is designed...
Heidelberg Materials expands Manchester recycling site
Heidelberg Materials UK has expanded its Agecroft recycling operation in Swinton, Manchester, with a new wash plant and rail siding. The wash plant can process up to 45...
Bashundhara and Meghna Cement sign Yufeng cooperation agreement
Bangladesh’s Bashundhara Industrial Complex and Meghna Cement Mills have signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s Guangxi Yufeng covering technology transfer and p...
Green360 signs calcined-clay supply agreement with Eifers
Australia’s Green360 Technologies has signed a binding agreement to supply Eifers Civil with up to 4800t of its MKX metakaolin supplementary cementitious material over an initi...
Five takeaways from Cemtech Europe 2026
Cemtech Europe 2026, held in Paris on 8-9 October, showed how cement producers are advancing decarbonisation amid falling demand, rising carbon costs and uncertainty over CO 2 ...
River sand extraction outpaces natural supply, global review warns
Sand and gravel extraction from many rivers is exceeding natural replenishment, putting infrastructure, ecosystems and construction material supply chains under pressure, a glob...
Ozinga opens East Chicago slag mill
Ozinga has held an opening ceremony for its new slag grinding mill in East Chicago, Indiana, USA. Project engineer Salas O’Brie...
Report examines insurance barriers to CCS investment
The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), Geneva Association and Clean Energy Ministerial CCUS Initiative have published a joint paper examining how clearer risk allocation an...
Pioneer Cement posts record PKR6.6bn Profit in FY26
Pioneer Cement Ltd (PIOC) recently held an analyst briefing to discuss its FY26 financial results and outlook. According to AKD Securities Ltd., key takeaways include PIOC’s ...
Siam City Cement launches Ultima in Bangladesh
Siam City Cement (Bangladesh) Ltd , trading as INSEE Cement, has introduced Ultima Portland composite cement to the Bangladesh market at a launch event in Dhaka on 10 October....
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