Holcim pauses Obourg carbon capture project
Holcim has put on hold its project to install carbon capture technology at its Obourg plant in Belgium. The final investment decision on the project was initially expec...
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Fons Technology wins new clinker cooling order in Libya
Fons Technology International has secured a new contract with a leading cement producer in Libya for the Libyan Cement plant . The project scope includes the supply of a Fons ...
Sabanci receives offer for Akçansa stake
Sabanci Holding announced it received a binding offer for its 39.72 per cent stake in Türkiye-based cement and concrete producer Akçansa Cimento for an enterprise value of ...
Birla Corp sees 69% increase in 3Q net profit
Birla Corp reported a 4.2 per cent decline in consolidated revenue from operations to INR21.587bn (US$235.8m) in the third quarter of FY25-26 (ended 31 December 2025) from IN...
Century Peak Cement to operate new Cebu plant
Century Peak Cement Manufacturing Corp has consolidated its presence in the Philippines, with plans to expand its operations with a plant in Pinamungajan, Cebu.
Petcoke discounts return to neutral
The energy market remained fairly stable despite the geopolitical swings in terms of Greenland, Venezuela and Iran. Coal prices have edged up but are still below US$100 for...
Protesters demand tougher action on emissions Usje Cement
Dozens of citizens and environmental activists gathered in North Macedonia’s capital, Skopje, to demand stronger action against air pollution, placing particular focus on the o...
Les Ciments de Bizerte reports rise in sales in 2025
While Tunisian cement producer Les Ciments de Bizerte reported a continued stoppage in clinker production in 2025, the company posted a 31% increase in sales to US$14.2m, rep...
Mannok Cement submits plans for solar power plant
Plans have been submitted for a large-scale solar energy farm covering more than 100 acres in north Cavan. Mannok Cement Ltd has put forward proposals for the development...
Kyongam Cement capacity expansion completed
Expansion of the Kyongam Cement Factory in North Hwanghae province, North Korea, has been completed. With the establishment of a large-capacity cement production line equi...
TITAN Group completes Vracs de L'Estuaire acquisition
TITAN Group has completed the acquisition of Vracs de l'Estuaire, which operates a 0.6Mta grinding unit at the port of Le Havre, northern France. The purchase strengthens T...
CRH appoints Romain Mille as MD France, Benelux and Spain
Romain Mille has been appointed by CRH as Managing Director for France, Benelux and Spain, effective 1 January 2026. Mr Mille will assume the chairmanship of Eqiom, Stradal a...
Leilac to develop zero-carbon lime solution
Frontier has awarded an R&D grant to Calix subsidiary Leilac to support the production of zero-carbon lime.
Russia state to nationalise Novoroscement
Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has filed a lawsuit seeking the nationalisation of Novoroscement, the country’s second-largest cement producer, citing alleged illegal fore...
Eagle Materials reports solid 3QFY26 performance
Eagle Materials Inc has reported its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2026, ended 31 December 2025, delivering solid performance desp...
JK Cement surpasses 31Mta with commissioning of Buxar plant
JK Cement has commissioned its new state-of-the-art grey cement plant in Buxar, Bihar, marking a significant milestone in the company’s expansion jour...
UltraTech inducts India’s first PM E-DRIVE-certified electric heavy truck
UltraTech Cement Limited has inducted India’s first PM E-DRIVE-certified electric heavy-duty truck into its logistics operations, marking a significant milestone in the decarbo...
Co-reactive raises EUR6.5m to scale CO2-negative cement technology
Düsseldorf-based ClimateTech startup, Co-reactive has secured EUR6.5m in Seed funding to scale its CO 2 mineralisation technology aimed at decarbonising the cement and constru...
Pakistan cement dispatches face seasonal January dip
Pakistan’s cement industry is expected to record mixed performance in January 2026, according to a forecast released by Topline Pakistan Research, reflecting both seasonal pres...
James Hardie Industries to close Summerville fibre cement siding plant
Ireland-headquartered James Hardie Industries will permanently close its fibre cement siding plant in Summerville, South Carolina, as well as a sister plant in Fontana, Californ...
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