Eureka Shipping takes delivery of new cement carrier Jorvik
Eureka Shipping, a joint venture between Cyprus-based SMT Shipping and Canada's CSL Group, has expanded its fleet with the delivery of a new self-unloading cement carrier named...
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Puerto Rican cement market contracts 3% in May
Cement consumption in Puerto Rico declined by 3.2 per cent in May 2026 to 55,291t (1,297,000 bags) from 57,133t (1,340,000 bags) in May 2025, according to the country's Departm...
Ghana Chamber urges sustainable shift to local raw materials
The Chamber of Cement Manufacturers, Ghana has called for a strategic transformation of the national cement industry, urging stakeholders to reduce their heavy reliance on expe...
Cement plant plan faces protest in Bathinda village
Activists, farmers, and residents strongly opposed a proposed 3Mta JK Cement plant in Maiserkhana, Bathinda, during a public hearing organised by the Punjab Pollution Control...
CRH appoints Tony Will to board
CRH has appointed Tony Will to its Board of Directors, effective 1 July 2026. Will recently retired as president and CEO of CF Industries Holdings, a global producer of hy...
MPA names new Independent Chair of UK Concrete
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has appointed Andy Spencer as Independent Chair of UK Concrete to succeed Chris Leese, who will continue in his wider role as MPA Executiv...
Huaxin targets US$2.4bn acquisition of CSN cement division
China's Huaxin Cement is preparing a bid of approximately BRL12bn (US$2.4bn) for the cement division of Brazil's Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN), according to market rep...
Ready-mix concrete market projected to grow to US$6.9bn by 2032
The global ready-mix concrete (RMC) market is forecast to growth at a CAGR of 4.3 per cent from US$4.89m to US$6.5m as governments and private developers increase spending on ho...
Holcim UK starts operations at Tilbury Cement Works
Holcim UK has commenced cement import and distribution operations at its new Tilbury Cement Works in Essex, marking the first operational phase of the facility. The milest...
Denmark awards EUR2.2bn carbon capture deal to Aalborg Portland
The Danish Energy Agency has signed a EUR2.2bn (US$2.5bn) carbon capture, transport, and storage (CCS) contract with the country's leading cement maker, Aalborg Portland . Re...
Wärtsilä signs fuel conversion deal for Jordanian Cement power plant
Technology group Wärtsilä will execute a fuel conversion project at a Wärtsilä engine-based power plant serving the Qatrana Cement Co in Karak, Jordan. Booked in the first qua...
North Korea exceeds economic targets following party congress
North Korea’s industrial output reached 105 per cent of its planned targets in the 100 days following the ruling party congress in February, state media KCN reported. The prod...
Power Cement records strong profit turnaround driven by surging exports
Power Cement Ltd reported a significant turnaround in 9MFY26, with profit rising to PKR2.5bn (US$8.98m) from PKR348m in the same period last year, driven by higher volumes, ...
Ureaka advances carbon-negative SCM technology
University of Strathclyde spinout Ureaka is progressing towards commercialisation of a process that converts waste mineral streams into carbon-negative supplementary cementitio...
Cement consumption in Bolivia fell 17% in April
Demand for cement in Bolivia declined by 17.1 per cent in April 2026, according to the country’s statistics institute, INE. Market volumes dropped from 311,849t in April 2025 t...
Morocco’s cement dispatches drop 21% in May
Cement deliveries in Morocco fell 20.6 per cent in May 2026 to 1,211,635t from 1,526,673t in May 2025, according to data by the country’s cement association, APC. Of this t...
Colombia’s cement market expands 5% in April
Cement dispatches in Colombia grew 5.4 per cent YoY to 1.066Mt in April 2026 from 1.090Mt in April 2025, according to DANE, Colombia’s statistics agency. Dispatches of bagg...
Taiheiyo Cement begins Indonesian cement exports to US
Taiheiyo Cement Corp has announced the commencement of cement exports from Indonesian producer Solusi Bangun Indonesia (SBI) to its US subsidiary, following the arrival of ...
Yamama Cement starts commercial production at relocated clinker line
Saudi Arabia's Yamama Saudi Cement Co has commenced commercial operations at its third production line, formerly known as Line 7, with effect from 1 July 2026. The line ha...
Pioneer Cement approves 28.3MW solar power plant in Punjab
Pioneer Cement Ltd (PIOC) has announced that its Board of Directors has approved the installation of a 28.3MW solar power plant at its manufacturing facility in Chenki, Jauha...
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