Malaysian collaboration to reshape cement supply
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Puerto Rican cement sales slip 3% in 4M26
Puerto Rico’s Department of Economic Development and Commerce reported a 2.7 per cent decline in domestic cement sales to 55,402t (1,299,000 bags) in April 2026 when compared w...
JSW Cement approves 2.5Mta Nagaur expansion
The board of JSW Cement approved a major expansion plan at its Nagaur facility during a meeting on 21 May 2026. The company will add 2.5Mta of cement grinding capacity to ...
JK Lakshmi Cement reports higher FY25-26 profit and sales volumes
JK Lakshmi Cement reported a 52 per cent increase in net profit to INR4.3bn (US$50m) for the 2025-26 financial year, supported by higher cement sales volumes and improved ope...
Molins raises EUR500m through inaugural bond issue
Molins has successfully completed its inaugural bond issue in the European capital markets, raising EUR500m through senior unsecured notes due in 2033. The bonds, issued via...
Eagle Materials reports record FY2025-26 revenue as cement volumes rise
Eagle Materials reported record revenue of US$2.3bn for FY2025-26 a two per cent increase YoY, supported by stronger cement and aggregates demand. Net earnings declined nine ...
MPA warns CCUS delays threaten UK infrastructure delivery
The UK Mineral Products Association (MPA) has warned that delays to cement carbon capture projects could constrain delivery of major infrastructure projects under the country’s...
Lafarge Africa to rebrand as HBM Nigeria
Lafarge Africa Plc shareholders have approved a name change to HBM Nigeria Plc, formally marking the transfer from Holcim to Huaxin Cement.
American Cement Association appoints Diane Tomb as president and CEO
The American Cement Association (ACA) has appointed Diane Tomb as its new president and chief executive officer, effective 1 June 2026. Tomb succeeds Mike Ireland, who annou...
Spain’s cement market recovers after dismal 1Q
Cement dispatches in Spain saw a 27.7 per cent increase to 1,542,294t in March 2026, following a start to the year affected by heavy rains and a stagnant construction market. S...
Amrize to expand Midlothian cement plant in Texas
Amrize will invest in capacity and logistics upgrades at its Midlothian cement plant in Texas as part of a wider US$900m North American investment programme planned for 202...
Unacem reports higher 1Q26 revenue despite lower EBITDA
Peru-based Unacem Group reported consolidated revenue of PEN1.79bn (US$480m) in 1Q26, representing a 7.1 per cent increase YoY. The company said revenue growth was driven ...
PPC and Sinoma Overseas sign Zimbabwe expansion agreement
PPC Ltd has signed a memorandum of agreement with Sinoma Overseas Development Co Ltd to improve operational efficiencies and assess clinker and cement capacity expansion opport...
JK Lakshmi Cement discusses Swiss LC3 collaboration
JK Lakshmi Cement chairperson and managing director Vinita Singhania has met with Swiss ambassador to India and Bhutan Maya Tissafi to discuss low-carbon cement technologies ...
Regulatory crackdown leads to spike in Malaysia building material transport costs
Malaysia’s construction sector is facing mounting cost pressures following a nationwide government crackdown on overloaded commercial lorries, a move that has sharply increased ...
US government approves transportation infrastructure funding bill
The US House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit has reauthorised the bipartisan BUILD America 250 Act for another five-years. The US$580bn s...
Colombian cement market expands 6% in March
Cement dispatches in Colombia grew by six per cent YoY to 1.150Mt in March 2026 from 1.085Mt in March 2025, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. Bulk dispatc...
Irish consortium secures funding for ACT low-carbon cement demonstrator
A consortium comprising Cairn Homes, University College Dublin (UCD), Kilsaran and Ecocem has secured EUR50,000 in funding from Construct Innovate, Ireland’s national construct...
HCIL receives approval for new Madhya Pradesh grinding unit
HeidelbergCement India Ltd (HCIL) has received regulatory approval to establish a new cement blending and grinding unit in Madhya Pradesh as part of its ongoing capacity expa...
Senegal’s producers benefit from export surge and domestic market growth
Cement sales in Senegal were up 4.6 per cent YoY to 727,900t in January 2026 from 695,800t in January 2025, according to data from the country’s Ministry of Planned Economy an...
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