CalPortland Co completes Vulcan RMC acquisition
Taiheiyo Cement Corp announced that its subsidiary, CalPortland Co complete the acquisition of the ready-mix concrete business assets of Vulcan Materials Co in California, USA.
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Cemtech Asia 2026 opens in Bangkok
Cemtech Asia 2026 opened today at the Avani+ Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, welcoming more than 300 delegates from across Asia and beyond for three days of technical pre...
Vietnam clinker and cement exports rise YoY despite monthly dip
Official customs data indicates that Vietnam exported 3.11Mt of clinker and cement in May, representing a 5.4 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. However,...
Brokk celebrates 50 years of innovation at Global Partner Conference
Brokk, the leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition robots, recently celebrated its 50-year anniversary by hosting a global conference for nearly seventy internati...
Wonder Cement partners SG Green Logistics for electric vehicle deployment
Wonder Cement has launched a green mobility initiative in partnership with SG Green Logistics Pvt Ltd to advance sustainable industrial practices. As part of its commitment ...
MIT study reveals how CO2 injection strengthens cement
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and CarbonCure Technologies have identified for the first time the chemical mechanism by which injected CO 2 e...
Croatia advances waste-to-energy plans as cement sector expands alternative fuel use
Croatia is accelerating investment in waste management infrastructure, with around EUR600m (US$692m) already secured for projects and growing interest in waste-to-energy (WtE) ...
Breedon Group acquires Missouri limestone quarry
Breedon Group has completed the acquisition of Falling Springs Quarry, USA, for an enterprise value of US$120m.
Chinese Cement manufacturers drive aggressive bidding for Brazilian industry giant
The auction for Brazilian industrial heavyweight Companhia Siderurgica Nacional cement division has intensified as three of China largest cement producers lead a highly compe...
Thyssenkrupp Calvion and partners launch large-scale Carbon removal initiative
Industrial decarbonisation partner thyssenkrupp Calvion has signed two Memorandums of Understanding with naval defence supplier TKMS and American direct air capture company Hei...
Pressure from cement and aggregate costs persists despite Vietnam steel price drop
Elevated costs for cement, sand, and stone continue to pressure the Vietnamese construction sector, even as the broader building materials market shows early signs of moderatin...
Sagar Cements expands production reach in central India
Sagar Cements has announced the successful start of commercial operations at an expanded facility in Madhya Pradesh. The expansion was completed by its subsidiary, Sagar Ceme...
Pakistan's cement industry capacity reached 84.58 Mt in FY26
The Pakistan Economic Survey 2025-26, which presents a detailed assessment of the national economy's performance during the outgoing fiscal year, was released on June 11. It al...
Volos plant launches successful carbon capture campaign
The successful start-up of the carbon capture campaign at Heracles Cement 's Volos plant represents a vital breakthrough for CaO Hellas and the entire HIRECORD consortium. T...
Cemex renews ISO 50001 certification across Spanish operations
Cemex has renewed its ISO 50001 energy management certification for a further three years across all of its operations in Spain . The certification covers the company's cem...
UltraTech invests in wind power venture
UltraTech Cement Ltd has entered into an Energy Supply Agreement and a Share Subscription and Shareholders Agreement to acquire a 13.99 per cent equity stake in FPEL Services P...
Sagar Cements expands Madhya Pradesh grinding capacity
Sagar Cements (M) Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Sagar Cements Ltd , has commissioned an additional 0.5Mta of cement grinding capacity at its Jeerabad plant in Dhar district, Madh...
Cemex Spain’s zero waste cement bags hit one million milestone
Building materials company Cemex has achieved a major sustainability milestone by selling more than one million zero waste cement bags in the Balearic Islands. The initiativ...
SESCO Cement opens Tampa Bay import terminal
SESCO Cement has officially opened a new cement import terminal at Port Redwing within Port Tampa Bay. This state-of-the-art facility features a storage capacity of nearly 100,...
AI and the cement industry: promise meets reality
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly moving from the periphery of the cement industry to the mainstream. A recent report from the United Nations Industrial Development Orga...
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