Nigerian homeownership dreams crumble as cement prices soar
For millions of Nigerians, the goal of owning a home is moving out of reach as the cost of essential building materials skyrockets. By March 2026, the price of a 50kg bag of ce...
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Wonder Cement works with Sunsure Energy for solar power expansion
Wonder Cement is ramping up its sustainability efforts through three new long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Sunsure Energy. Under the deal, Sunsure will supply ...
Construction materials imported from India affected by gas shortages
Imports into the UK of wall and floor tiles, along with exterior porcelain and sandstone from India have been disrupted by a halt in production due to the gas shortage affecting...
InterCement completes financial restructuring
InterCement Participações has announced the completion of the second closing step under the judicial reorganisation plan confirmed by the 1st Bankruptcy Court of São Paulo in...
Breedon warns over UK CBAM implementation risks
UK-based Breedon Group has warned that the planned introduction of a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) may not be sufficient to protect domestic cement producers from...
Shree Cement approves integrated plant in Meghalaya
India-based Shree Cement has approved the construction of a new integrated cement plant in Meghalaya as part of its ongoing capacity expansion strategy. The company’s boar...
TCC targets European growth in low-carbon cement and energy storage
Taiwan-based TCC Group Holdings is targeting further expansion in Europe, citing strong demand for infrastructure, low-carbon cement and energy storage solutions. The comp...
Drone strike hits Iranian cement plant, operations unaffected
A cement plant in southern Iran has been struck by a drone attack, with no reported disruption to production. The Hormozgan Cement Co's Bandar e-Khamir cement plant provin...
DPRK cement plants report production gains
Cement producers in North Korea have reported increased output as part of ongoing efforts to raise industrial production. According to state media, the Sangwon Cement Compl...
Heidelberg Materials North America completes BURNCO acquisition
Heidelberg Materials North America has completed the acquisition of the Edmonton, Alberta, assets of BURNCO, a successful fifth-generation family-owned construction materials co...
Knauf signs MoU with Syrian government
The Knauf Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Syrian government on future cooperation. The MoU outlines the company's willingness to contribute to the reviva...
Amrize wins dual honours for low-carbon concrete innovation
Amrize secured two major awards in the Lower Carbon Concrete category at the Slag Cement Association’s (SCA) annual ceremony, held 1 April at the American Concrete Institute C...
Kyrgyz Republic signs US$137.6m cement plant agreement
The Kyrgyz Republic's Cabinet of Ministers has signed an investment agreement with Shenfeng Zet Cement for the construction of a new cement plant in the Chui region. The agr...
Holcim Philippines appoints Mohit Kapoor as CEO
Holcim Philippines has appointed Mohit Kapoor as chief executive officer, marking a leadership transition as the company seeks to strengthen its position in sustainable const...
Pakistan saw a March increase of 6.56% in cement exports
Pakistan's cement dispatches showed a slight increase in March 2026, with total dispatches reaching 3.745Mt, up from 3.712Mt in the same month of the last fiscal year, an incr...
Carbon Upcycling secures US$10m for flagship cement project
Carbon Upcycling Technologies has secured up to US$10m in asset-secured financing from ATEL Ventures. This strategic agreement marks a major commercial milestone, reinforcing ...
Holcim opens new Dunedin concrete plant
Holcim New Zealand has opened its new Dunedin concrete plant, expanding supply capability across the country's Otago region.
Holcim’s Peru move targets position over volume
Holcim’s acquisition of a majority stake in Peru’s Cementos Pacasmayo, completed earlier this week , appears a strategically sound move. Data compiled for the forthcoming 16t...
Vateris rebrands and secures US$10m for carbon-to-materials technology
Vateris, formerly known as Concrete4Change, has hit a US$10m funding milestone following a successful investment round. The surge is led by new strategic partners Holcim MaQer...
Tasek Cement launches 840t rail freight service
Tasek Cement has launched its rail freight service from Ipoh to Johor Bahru on 30 March 2026. The inaugural movement comprised 31 wagons configured as 20ft ISO tanks. The carg...
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