Cement Europe calls for action on competitiveness
Cement Europe has urged EU policymakers to strengthen the conditions for investment in cement decarbonisation, arguing that weakening the carbon price would not resolve the ind...
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Shree Cement commissions 3Mta UAE grinding unit
Shree Cement has commissioned a 3Mta cement grinding facility at its Union Cement subsidiary in Ras Al Khaimah , UAE, following an investment of AED115m (US$31.3m). The a...
Spain’s ready-mixed concrete production rises 8% in 1H26
Ready-mixed concrete production in Spain rose by 7.5 per cent in the 1H26 to 15.9 Mm³, although signs of slowing activity and rising costs are prompting caution over the outlook.
Swiss cement deliveries edge up 1% in 3Q26
Swiss cement deliveries to Switzerland and Liechtenstein increased by one per cent YoY to 988,702t in the third quarter of 2026 from 978,929t in the 3Q25, according to industry...
Italian cement output down 5% in July
Italian cement output declined five per cent YoY in July, after slipping one per cent YoY in June, according to the latest data from Italian concrete association, Federbeton. ...
Vietnam develops cement EPD programme
The Vietnam Institute for Building Materials, under the Ministry of Construction, has launched a technical-support project to develop an environmental product declaration (EPD)...
Peru’s cement dispatches rise 11% in September
Cement dispatches in Peru increased by 11.16 per cent YoY to 1.31Mt in September 2026, according to the country’s cement producers’ association, ASOCEM. Domestic cement p...
Titan invests in Command Alkon
Titan has made a strategic minority investment in Command Alkon, establishing a long-term partnership with the construction-materials software supplier. The investment value...
Oman Cement signs 1Mt steel-slag agreement
Oman Cement Co and Jindal Steel Oman have signed a three-year memorandum of understanding covering the use of approximately 1Mt of steel slag as an alternative raw material i...
Global masonry cement market forecast to reach US$10.3bn by 2035
The global masonry cement market is forecast to reach US$10.3bn by 2035, as housing development, commercial construction and infrastructure investment drive demand, particularly...
Cement Europe backs stronger EU trade defence
Cement Europe has joined 43 other European organisations in calling for stronger EU trade-defence measures to address unfair competition and state-driven market distortions. ...
Cemminerals invests in production of ultra-low carbon binders
Cemminerals has ordered two Loesche Vertical Roller Mills (VRMs) with the aim of producing ultra-low carbon binders in locations Ghent (Belgium) and Newport (UK). The sele...
Pakistan’s cement exports dip in July–August FY27
Pakistan’s cement exports declined slightly during July–August 2026, according to official trade data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). In the first two months of F...
Inner Mongolia sets winter clinker production restrictions
China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region has announced cement production restrictions for the five-month period from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027. The measures apply ...
Malaysian cement prices rise in September
Malaysia’s cement price indices increased by 0.6–7.4 per cent year on year in September 2026, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia. The largest annual increase...
Turboden commissions 13MW waste-heat power plant at Riyadh Cement
Turboden has commissioned a 13MW organic Rankine cycle (ORC) waste-heat recovery power plant at Riyadh Cement in Saudi Arabia. The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries subsidiary desc...
Jianfeng ignites new 4000tpd clinker line in Yunnan
China’s Jianfeng Group has ignited a new 4000tpd clinker line at its subsidiary Yunnan Jianfeng Dazhan Cement, marking the start of integrated commissioning. The line, locat...
Bangladesh steel and cement sectors under strain
Bangladesh’s steel and cement manufacturers are facing mounting pressure as subdued demand and rising production costs continue to erode profitability, industry insiders said. ...
Cemtech Europe 2026 confronts decarbonisation and market challenges
Cemtech Europe 2026 opened in Paris, France, on 8 October, with industry leaders confronting the growing tension between ambitious decarbonisation targets, deteriorating market...
Moroccan cement market expands 19% in September
Cement demand in Morocco advanced 19.3 per cent YoY to 1,460,244t in September 2026 when compared with the year-ago level of 1,223,924t, according to the country's cement assoc...
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