Senegal government acquires 10 per cent stake in Dangote subsidiary
Dangote Cement has sold 10 per cent of its Senegalese subsidiary to the government, strengthening the state's participation in the strategic industrial sector while consolida...
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Buzzi Unicem Italia upgrades maritime fleet
Buzzi Unicem Italia has concluded five years of maritime logistics with the ship Danavik, which recently departed Augusta for its final journey to Malta and Marghera. Since 2...
INSEE Cement restores limestone rail operations
INSEE Cement , Sri Lanka’s premier fully integrated cement manufacturer, has officially resumed limestone rail transportation from its Aruwakkalu quarry to the Puttalam produc...
Litherm Technologies raises EUR6.5m to scale electric calcination technology
Litherm Technologies GmbH, a German developer of fully electric calcination technology for the lime and cement industries, has secured more than EUR6.5m (US$7.6m) in seed finan...
TITAN completes acquisition of Traçim Cement plant in Türkiye
TITAN Group has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent of Traçim Çimento , strengthening its presence in the greater Istanbul cement market in Türkiye. The transaction...
Prism Johnson launches new gypsum plaster
Prism Johnson Ltd announced the launch of Prism Chakachak, a lightweight, quick-setting gypsum plaster available across the company's operating regions.
Spanish cement market faces turbulent start to 2026
Cement consumption in Spain began 2026 with a marginal decline of 0.3 per cent in January, totalling 1,098,852t. This slight dip is largely attributed to adverse weather condit...
China Shanshui Cement reports wider losses in 2025
China Shanshui Cement Group reported a sharp increase in losses for the year ended 31 December 2025 as revenue and sales volumes declined amid continued weakness in China’s cem...
Italian cement up 1% in 2025
Italian cement output dropped seven per cent YoY in December, after decreasing two per cent YoY in November, according to the latest data from Italian concrete association, Fed...
Saipem and Capsol Technologies partner to accelerate carbon capture
Saipem and Capsol Technologies ASA have signed a non-exclusive cooperation agreement to co-develop carbon capture projects using Hot Potassium Carbonate (HPC) technology. The p...
Major Pensacola projects fuelled by new ship arrival
A familiar sight returned to the Port of Pensacola this morning: the M/V Girt Cement IV is back for its first of multiple planned visits this year, delivering imported Tamuin T...
Cemex UK modernises Derbyshire operations with major investment at Dove Holes
Cemex UK has officially reopened its Dove Holes Building Products facility in Derbyshire following the successful completion of a significant investment programme. This strat...
Nigerian cement profits surge as export ambitions grow
Nigeria’s three largest cement producers — Dangote Cement , BUA Cement and Huaxin Cement-owned Lafarge Africa — have all reported strong financial results for 2025, reinfo...
Fassa Bortolo to set up new plant in Derbyshire
Italian building materials major Fassa Bortolo has secured planning permission for a major new plant in New Stanton Park, Derbyshire, UK.
Caribbean Cement achieves record US$31.5bn revenue amid strategic expansion
Despite the challenges posed by Hurricane Melissa, Caribbean Cement Co Ltd (CCC) reported a landmark financial year ending December 2025. The island’s sole cement manufacture...
Yanbu Cement reports higher revenue in FY25
Yanbu Cement Co reported higher revenue in 2025, supported by increased sales volumes, although profitability remained under pressure during the year. According to the com...
Sinoma supplies pan conveyor spares to Northern Region Cement Co
Sinoma Technology & Equipment Middle East FZE has supplied pan conveyor spare parts (pan and rollers) to customer Northern Region Cement Co in Saudi Arabia. Prior to bidding,...
Lafarge Martres-Tolosane to recycle biomass ash
Lafarge France ’s Martres-Tolosane cement plant (Haute-Garonne) will deepen its CO 2 -reduction and circular-economy efforts in 2026 with the commissioning of a new Geocycle...
Pakistan's cement sector weathering Middle East crisis as exports surge
A leading research house says Pakistan’s cement industry should remain largely insulated from the Middle East crisis. AKD Research noted the sector’s strong recent performance ...
CIMAF takes control of Chadian cement producer SONACIM
Moroccan-headquartered group CIMAF has been selected to acquire Chad’s national cement company Société Nationale de Ciment (SONACIM), after what has been described as a com...
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