Ambuja Cement to build new grinding plant in Madhya Pradesh
Ambuja Cements , part of Adani Group, has broken ground on a new cement plant in Guna district, Madhya Pradesh, India. The project, located at Mawan village around 10km fro...
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Hume Cement Industries posts record net profit growth
The net profit for Hume Cement Industries BHD experienced a significant surge to MYR243.75m (US10.35m) during the third quarter ending 31 March 2026, compared to MYR40.64m in ...
Yanbu Cement reports higher 1Q26 profit despite revenue decline
Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu Cement Co reported a 25.5 per cent increase in net profit to SAR37.5m (US$10m) in the first quarter of 2026, compared with SAR29.9m in the year-earlier p...
Dangote Cement reportedly considering London listing
Dangote Cement is reportedly considering listing part of its cement business in London as the company seeks wider access to international capital markets to support its pan-A...
IBAU Hamburg breaks ground on major silo project in Lithuania
IBAU HAMBURG has commenced construction on a new, turnkey multi-compartment mixing silo for AB Akmenes cementas ( Schwenk Zement ) in Naujoji Akmené, Lithuania, marking the ...
Middle East war drives increase in construction material costs in Brazil
The US/Israel-Iran war is driving up construction costs in Brazil with the potential to raise the National Construction Cost Index (INCC) by 3.89 percentage points to 9.72 per c...
ABB to Power Novada Cements new Florida facility
Novada Cement, a member of the Medcem Cement Group , has partnered with ABB to implement comprehensive electrification, automation, and drive solutions at its upcoming manufac...
Cementir reports 7% fall in revenue in 1Q26
Cementir announced in the first quarter of 2026, the group experienced a 7.1 per cent revenue decline to EUR344.1m, driven by adverse weather affecting European and Turkish o...
ECO Material Technologies to launch new pilot plant and test lab
ECO Material Technologies is opening a pilot plant and testing lab in Georgia, expanding capabilities to support infrastructure materials development. The expanded 16,400ft ...
Loesche to supply slag grinding plant for Ferro Duo SCM project in Germany
Loesche has secured a contract from Ferro Duo GmbH for the supply of a slag grinding plant for a new SCM production site in Duisburg, Germany. According to Loesche, the proj...
Fauji Cement announces key board and executive changes
Fauji Cement Co Ltd (FCCL) recently announced significant changes in its leadership, marking a transition in both board representation and financial management at PSX. The...
Martin Marietta sees 17% revenue growth in 1Q26
Martin Marietta has reported a 17 per cent increase in revenues to US$1362m in the first quarter of 2026, when compared with US$1162m in the 1Q25.
Airvault and the new economics of European cement production
The commissioning of Heidelberg Materials’ new kiln line at its Airvault cement plant in western France marks the completion of one of the largest recent cement modernisati...
Fives and NOC Energy partner on electrified heat technology for clay calcination
Fives Group and NOC Energy have announced a partnership to test high-temperature thermal battery technology for cement and supplementary cementitious material (SCM) production ...
Owens Corning to sell glass reinforcement business to Praana Group
US-based Owens Corning entered into an amended agreement to sell its glass reinforcements business to Praana Group, acceleration cash realisation and updating the terms of the p...
Heidelberg Materials reports lower 1Q26 earnings
Heidelberg Materials reported lower first-quarter earnings for 2026 as adverse weather conditions in Europe and the northeastern USA, alongside geopolitical uncertainty and h...
KHD industry workshop showcases 2nd-Gen pyrofloor and new roller press
KHD recently held a live demonstration at its Faridabad facility, India, to showcase the operational capabilities of the Pyrofloor² cooler to seventy-five industry professional...
Holcim deploys carbon-storing concrete technology in German logistics project
Holcim has partnered with Swedish startup Paebbl and contractor Goldbeck on the first commercial-scale application of Paebbl’s carbon-storing supplementary cementitious materia...
New leadership at VDZ
The General Assembly of the German Cement Works Association, known as VDZ, has elected Dr Dirk Spenner as its new president. He takes over from Christian Knell, who led the org...
Bedeschi wins North African reclaimer orders for Chinese client
Bedeschi has secured a new project in North Africa to supply multiple storage lines for a cement plant. This deal reinforces the company's business relationships with Chinese e...
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