Punjab Cement producers crisis deepens over new levies
Cement producers in Punjab face a severe cost disadvantage. This stems from a new provincial royalty structure. The Federal Constitutional Court recently reviewed the levy. Th...
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Holcim launches low-carbon cement and recycling platform in UAE
Holcim has launched its ECOPlanet low-carbon cement and ECOCycle circular construction platform in the UAE as part of efforts to reduce the environmental impact of the countr...
Holcim expected to receive EU approval for Xella acquisition
The EU antitrust body is expected to give the go-ahead for Holcim's EUR1.85bn acquisition of Germany-based wall systems producer Xella after offering to divest in its Romanian-b...
Peru’s cement market expands 12% in April
Cement dispatches in Peru increased 11.7 per cent YoY to 1.084Mt in April 2026 from 0.970Mt in the equivalent month of the previous year, according to the country’s cement asso...
Shuntai Investments partners with China's CBMI for massive Zimbabwe clinker plant
Shuntai Investments (Pvt) Ltd has signed an engineering, procurement, and construction agreement with China’s CBMI Construction Co Ltd to build a 6000tpd clinker production lin...
Weak 1Q26 for Italian cement
Italian cement output dropped six per cent YoY in March, after decreasing 18 per cent YoY in February, according to the latest data from Italian concrete association, Federbeto...
Kazakhstan launches nationwide study to upgrade road cement standards
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Transport has initiated a nationwide assessment of domestically produced cement to improve road infrastructure durability. Led by the KazdorNII resea...
AI cement optimisation firm Gigaton raises US$26m
UK-based industrial automation company Gigaton has raised US$26m in a Series A funding round to accelerate deployment of its AI-powered plant optimisation technology across ene...
Lukavac Cement launches waste oil disposal project
Lukavac Cement has successfully launched a new used oil disposal system to protect local ecosystems and boost sustainable business standards. The 1,150,000 BAM project recei...
Cement Hranice reports record profit in 2025
Czech cement producer Cement Hranice reported a record net profit of CZK1.06bn (US$48.7m) in 2025, up from CZK958.7m in the previous year. Revenue increased by 6.2 per cent t...
Cemex US opens new Tampa Bay aggregate terminal expansion
Cemex US and Port Tampa Bay opened the newly-expanded Cemex Aggregate Terminal at Port Tampa Bay, Florida. The expansion represents a US$29m investment by Cemex, supported by a ...
Cemex launches US$1.5bn bond offering
Mexico-based Cemex has launched an international bond offering of up to US$1.5bn through senior unsecured notes guaranteed by subsidiary Cemex Corp. The 10-year notes will...
Gebr Pfeiffer to introduce MVR Mill technology in Libya
Gebr Pfeiffer is set to deliver a vertical roller mill, type MVR 3750 R-4, designed for grinding cement raw material to Libya. This upcoming installation marks the very first t...
CSN sets August 2026 deadline for binding cement unit bids
Brazilian steelmaker CSN has established a deadline of 7 August 2026 to receive binding offers for its cement division. According to a report by local newspaper Valor Economi...
Cambodia reviews support measures for cement sector
Cambodia’s Private Sector Development Working Group has begun reviewing potential measures to strengthen the country’s cement industry amid changing economic conditions and inc...
Caribbean Cement boosts supply after weather-related disruption
Jamaica’s Caribbean Cement Co Ltd (CCCL) said cement availability has improved significantly following weather-related disruptions in April, with supply increasing by more th...
Pakistan cement industry records a fall in cement dispatches
Pakistan recorded a decline in cement dispatches during May 26. Total cement dispatches during May 26 were 3.84Mt, down from 4.86Mt in the same month of the last fiscal year, a...
Ukraine’s cement sector faces CBAM squeeze
The European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is significantly impacting European cement importers and non-EU exporters, with Ukraine facing severe vulnerabili...
ACA members to lobby US lawmakers on cement policy
Members of the American Cement Association (ACA) will meet lawmakers and US administration officials in Washington DC on 3-4 June as part of the association’s 2026 Cement Fly-i...
Weak demand hits Chinese rebar margins
Steel rebar futures dropped below CNY3180/t, their lowest level in almost a month as weak demand continued to impact prices.
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