Cement industry news

Domestic cement dispatches rise 7% in September, exports remain flat

Pakistan’s cement industry performed steadily in September 2026, with domestic dispatches rising 7.4 per cent YoY to 3.788Mt, up from 3.529Mt in September 2025, according to da...

Titan Zlatna Panega reports record revenue in 2025

Bulgaria-based Zlatna Panega AD , a subsidiary of Greece's Titan Group , reported record revenue of EUR93.1m in 2025, up 16.7 per cent from EUR79.8m in the previous year. ...

sequestra appoints new chief commercial officer

The Vienna-based climate tech startup sequestra has appointed Robert Pachler as Chief Commercial Officer.  Dr Pachler was previously CEO of an internationally leading suppli...

Can Syria turn cement pledges into production?

Çimko’s agreement to rebuild the Al-Muslimiyah works near Aleppo, Syria, brings an experienced Turkish producer into a substantial industrial project. However, the test is wh...

JSW Cement announces merger with Shiva Cement

JSW Cement has announced plans to merge its listed subsidiary, Shiva Cement , into the parent company as part of efforts to streamline operations, strengthen vertical integr...

Kyrgyzstan cement production up 34% in 8M26

Cement production in Kyrgyzstan increased by 34.1 per cent YoY to 3.52Mt in the first eight months of 2026, compared with 2.62Mt in the corresponding period of 2025, according ...

Raysut Cement renews US$49m Somalia distribution agreement

Oman-based Raysut Cement Co has renewed its cement distribution agreement with Somalia-based Barwaaqo Cement Co LLC for a further year, with an estimated contract value of US...

Boral launches new carbon reporting service for concrete customers

Batiçim Çimento Sanayi AS appoints new group CFO

Batiçim Çimento Sanayi AS (formerly Batisöke Söke Çimento ) has appointed Özkan Atila as new group CFO, effective 6 October 2026.  Previously, Mr Atila was the Group CFO of...

Heidelberg Materials to acquire NCC aggregates and asphalt operations in Sweden and Norway

Heidelberg Materials Nordics has signed a binding agreement to acquire the Swedish and Norwegian aggregates and asphalt operations of NCC AB’s Industry business area for approxi...

CRH agrees to acquire NCC operations in Denmark and Finland

Building materials group CRH has signed an agreement to acquire NCC Industry’s operations in Denmark and Finland from NCC AB. The deal is expected to complete in 2027, subject t...

Heidelberg Materials and CRH agree Nordic acquisitions

Heidelberg Materials and CRH have signed separate agreements to acquire NCC AB’s aggregates and asphalt operations across four Nordic markets. Heidelberg Materials wi...

Moroccan cement deliveries rebound 19.3 per cent in September

Cement deliveries in Morocco increased by 19.3 per cent year on year to approximately 1.46Mt in September 2026, compared with 1.22Mt a year earlier, according to figures repor...

DG Khan Cement posts strong FY26 results; dividend proposed

DG Khan Cement Company Ltd (DGKC) has reported improved operational and financial performance for FY26, according to a review by AHL Research Ltd. Kiln operational days rose ...

Resident Group explores cement investment in Uganda

Nigerian investor Resident Group is exploring the establishment of a cement manufacturing plant in Uganda following talks between its chairman, Abbas Waziri, and President Yow...

Holcim deploys AI to identify site safety risks

Holcim has incorporated its Predict Au artificial intelligence system into its Boots on Ground workforce engagement platform to help identify sites requiring safety interven...

JSW Cement commissions additional 1Mta at Nagaur

India’s JSW Cement has commissioned an additional 1Mta of cement grinding capacity at itsplant in Rajasthan, increasing the company’s total installed grinding capacity from ...

SL Materials secures EUR100m for concrete recycling expansion

ABN AMRO’s Sustainable Impact Fund and Aviva Investors have committed EUR100m to SL Materials, formerly known as Urban Mine, to expand its concrete-recovery operations. T...

Reclinker raises GBP10m for recycled clinker production

UK-based Reclinker has secured GBP10m (US$13.24m) in Series A funding, co-led by Clean Growth Fund and AP Ventures, to scale up its recycled clinker technology. The process ...

R2Crete secures funding for cement-replacement pilot

University of Melbourne spinout R2Crete has secured AUD750,000 (US$523,000) in pre-seed funding from the university’s Genesis Pre-Seed Fund and Uniseed to develop a concrete-r...