Senegal’s cement sales see 4% uptick in 1Q26
Cement sales in Senegal grew by 4.2 per cent YoY to 640,600t in March 2026 from 614,800t in March 2025, according to Senegal’s economic study and forecasting department (DPEE)....
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Bolivian court upholds US$108m award against Gloria-owned Soboce
Bolivia's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) has upheld a ruling ordering Gloria Group subsidiary Sociedad Boliviana de Cemento (Soboce) to pay BOB744m (US$108m) in compensation ...
Al Jouf Cement signs export supply agreement for Syria
Saudi Arabia's Al Jouf Cement Co has signed a one-year contract worth SAR55.4m (US$14.8m) to supply cement and clinker for export to Syria. The agreement was signed with M...
Iraq begins construction of first privately owned cement plant
Construction has begun on Iraq's first fully privately owned cement plant in Ramadi, al-Anbar province, according to local authorities. The Ramadi Cement Plant is expected t...
Mastek partners with Yanbu Cement on digital transformation
Indian digital engineering company Mastek has partnered with Saudi Arabia's Yanbu Cement Co (YCC) to modernise the producer's production, sales and dispatch operations throu...
EU-ETS market policy driven – less market impact – range bound until July meeting
decisions from the July EU meeting. The market has been seen range bound between EUR74-80, albeit the change in gas and coal prices has brought volatility over the last month. ...
CRH to acquire US aggregate provider Arcosa
CRH has signed an agreement to buy 100 per cent of Arcosa Inc in an all-cash transaction for US$150/share, subject to Arcosa stockholders' and regulatory approvals. The transact...
Titan Egypt expands exports with new Alexandria silos
Titan Cement Egypt has inaugurated two new export silos at its Alexandria cement plant following a US$11.7m investment to expand its export capabilities. The new facilit...
Bangladesh’s cement industry is facing significant challenges
The cement industry in Bangladesh is facing significant challenges due to rising production costs and a declining market, prompting manufacturers to seek policy support. A prol...
Spanish cement projects secure EUR319m in decarbonisation funding
Spain's cement industry has secured EUR319m (US$364m) in government funding under the country's Industrial Decarbonisation PERTE programme, accounting for more than half of the...
Molins shareholders approve board renewal and stock market listing plan
Molins' shareholders have approved all resolutions proposed by the board at the company's Annual General Meeting, including a significant renewal of its board of directors and ...
Uzbekistan cement production rises 35% in 4M26
Cement production in Uzbekistan increased by 35.4 per cent YoYto 6.5Mt in the first four months of 2026, according to the country's National Statistics Committee. The increa...
PPC appoints Veliswa Rozani as CFO
South Africa-based PPC has appointed Veliswa Rozani as its new chief financial officer and executive director, effective 1 October 2026. Rozani succeeds Brenda Berlin, who...
New ASTM standard to provide concrete aggregate reaction framework
The US ASTM International’s concrete and concrete aggregates committee (C09) has proposed a standard to outline the evaluation of alkali-aggregate reactions in concrete, which c...
SaltX, Holcim and Paebbl launch circular cement demonstration project
SaltX Technology, Holcim and Paebbl have formed a consortium to demonstrate an integrated process combining electrified clinker production with carbon dioxide mineralisation ...
Gebr Pfeiffer commissions three mills at Shree Cement's Kodla plant
Gebr Pfeiffer has commissioned three grinding mills at Shree Cement's Kodla Unit-2 integrated cement plant in Karnataka, India, completing the latest phase of the producer's...
Cemvision and Siemens partner on low-carbon cement plants
Sweden-based low-carbon cement producer Cemvision has signed a strategic partnership with Siemens AB to develop and scale near-zero-carbon cement production facilities. Unde...
Polish cement industry calls for import controls and energy cost support
Poland's cement industry has urged the European Commission to strengthen support for energy-intensive industries ahead of its scheduled review of the EU Emissions Trading Syste...
Maharashtra to audit fly ash management at thermal power plants
The government of the Indian state of Maharashtra has agreed to conduct an audit of fly ash management at the state's thermal power plants following concerns over disposal prac...
Falling cement prices help ease Ghana's building cost inflation
Declining cement prices continued to ease construction cost pressures in Ghana, with cement recording the lowest YoY inflation rate of any building material category in May 202...
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