Argentine market expands 15% in June
Argentina’s cement demand increased by 14.8 per cent YoY and one per cent MoM to 1,109,755t, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. With no cement imports into ...
Cement industry news
Earlier cement industry news and analysis from International Cement Review's global newsroom.
Earlier news
Newest first
Holcim to acquire building solutions provider Cantillana
Holcim has entered into an agreement to acquire Cantillana, a key Belgium-based specialty building solutions provider. With estimated net sales of EUR80m in 2022, Cantillana’s ...
ConcreteZero launch signals net zero markets are ready for cement producers
Helen Clarkson, Climate Group CEO, launches ConcreteZero in Canary Wharf, London, UK Helen Clarkson, CEO of Climate Group, in partnership with the World GBC and WB...
Cemex clears beach waste in Oaxaca to produce kiln fuel
Cemex ’s subsidiary Pro Ambiente participated in the clean-up of La Ventanilla beach, Oaxaca, aiming to reduce pollution on Mexico's coasts. The initiative also aims to ensure...
US$3.2m grant to support algae-grown cement
A team of researchers led by the University of Colorado Boulder, USA, has received a US$3.2m grant from the US Department of Energy to support the development of algae-grown ce...
Bangladesh exports rise in FY22
Bangladesh recorded the highest ever export of commodities, including cement, in FY21-22 (July 2021-June 2022). Bangladesh’s cement industry has earned export revenue of US$9.5...
Colombian cement market expands 35% in May
Grey cement dispatches in Colombia advance by 35.2 per cent to 1.104Mt in May 2022 from 0.816Mt in May 2021, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. When compared w...
Pakistan dispatches decline in FY22 by 8%
The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) released 12 months of local and overseas dispatch data on 4 July. During the FY21-22 (July 2021-June 2022) total ceme...
Morocco’s cement deliveries see 10% drop in June
Cement deliveries by APC members in Morocco declined 9.8 per cent to 1,229,636t in June 2022 when compared with June 2021, when deliveries reached 1,363,579t, according to Ipso...
CalPortland acquires Redding cement plant
CalPortland has purchased the Redding cement plant and other assets from Martin Marietta Materials Inc. In addition to the Redding cement plant in northern California, the asse...
Kaliningrad construction sector suffers from cement sanctions
The restrictions of Russian cement and metals transit to the Kaliningrad region is having an impact on construction in the Russian province. Anton Alikhanov, governor of the K...
RCC Cements MD resigns
Sunil Kumar has tendered his resignation from his role as managing director of New Delhi-based RCC Cements Ltd, according to a letter to the Bombay Stock Exchange dated 4 July ...
UltraTech Cement stalls on plant purchase
UltraTech Cement has reportedly done a U-turn on its agreement to purchase a cement plant from Jaiprakash Associates. The 3Mta plant formed part of UltraTech's acquisition of...
Italy’s cement output expands 3% in April
Cement production in Italy advanced by three per cent in April 2022 when compared with the 2015 baseline index of 100, according to Federbeton, the country’s concrete associati...
PPC calls for SA government action on cement dumping
PPC has urged South Africa’s government to investigate “cement dumping” by countries such as Vietnam. It believes that the survival of the local cement industry may be under th...
FLSmidth wins US$56m Asian greenfield order
FLS has won an order for an undisclosed Asian greenfield cement plant. The order is valued at more than DKK400m (US$55.8m) and has been booked in 2Q22. The equipment will be s...
Titan Group donates to fire prevention programme
Titan Group and the Pavlou and Alexandra Kanellopoulou Foundation (PAKF) are donating EUR1m towards the prevention and response to forest fires, the reconstruction program...
Holcim acquires Mathers Group
Holcim has acquired the quarry and asphalt businesses of Mathers Group Inc in Quebec, Canada, including Carrière St-Eustache Ltée and Pavage St-Eustache Ltée. The acquisition...
Holcim puts Morocco at the head of its smart plant roll-out
This week Holcim Maroc inaugurated its 1.6Mta Agadir-Souss cement plant in Morocco and with its AI technology and wind-powered energy supply from 2023, it is expected to set ne...
MSG Group signs Berbera plant deal with Bedeschi
MSG Group of Companies through its Dubai based subsidiary company, Horn Holding Group Ltd (HHG), has signed an agreement with Bedeschi SPA for the construction of phase 1 of a...
Stay Informed in this ever-changing landscape
Don't miss the latest cement industry updates. Subscribe to International Cement Review today!
