James Brotherton to succeed Rob Wood as Breedon CEO
Breedon Group has appointed chief financial officer James Brotherton as its next group CEO, effective 1 January 2027. He will succeed Rob Wood, who will step down from the bo...
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DG Cement exports 43,000t of low-alkali cement to US
Pakistan’s DG Khan Cement dispatched 43,000t of low-alkali cement from its Hub plant to Houston, USA, on 29 September 2026. The company began supplying the US market in...
RHI Magnesita in Vesuvius takeover talks
Vienna-based refractory supplier RHI Magnesita has confirmed advanced discussions over a possible cash-and-share takeover of UK-listed refractory and flow-control supplier Vesu...
Vicat in talks to acquire Cemex assets in southeastern France
Vicat has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire Cemex’s ready-mixed concrete and aggregates operations in southeastern France. The proposed transaction covers Cemex Gran...
Attock Cement approves solar and battery storage
Pakistan’s Attock Cement has approved the installation of a 20MWh battery energy storage system and 5MW of dedicated solar generation at its plant. According to reporting ...
ACC commissions 3.4Mta of additional capacity
India’s ACC has commissioned a 2.4Mta greenfield cement grinding unit at Salai Banwa, Uttar Pradesh, according to stock-exchange disclosures dated 30 September. Its subsi...
Can Europe make electric cement heat competitive?
On 24 September, the European Commission published final terms for its second Innovation Fund industrial heat auction . Bidding is scheduled to open in December 2026 and close...
UK building materials market faces weak demand as material inflation persists
The UK building materials market continues to face a combination of subdued demand and significant price pressure, according to the latest Department for Business and Trade (DBT...
JSW Cement approves Shiva merger
India’s JSW Cement has approved a proposed amalgamation with its subsidiary Shiva Cement , in which it holds a 66.23 per cent stake. Under the proposed terms, Shiva’s ...
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh outlines Sylhet bio-drying plans
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh (LHB) and Sylhet City Corp have outlined plans for a bio-drying project to improve municipal waste segregation and support the recovery of plastics f...
Nuvoco signs 46.4MW CleanMax power deal
India’s Nuvoco Vistas has agreed to source renewable electricity from a 46.4MW wind–solar hybrid project developed by CleanMax in Rajasthan. Nuvoco will acquire a 26 per c...
Ramco completes Jayanthipuram expansion
India’s Ramco Cements has completed debottlenecking at its Jayanthipuram plant in Andhra Pradesh, increasing clinker capacity from 4.61Mta to 5.62Mta and cement grinding ca...
Sumitomo targets artificial limestone commercialisation from FY2030
Sumitomo Osaka Cement is targeting full-scale commercialisation of its artificial limestone technology from FY2030 onwards, according to an update in its 2026 Integrated Repo...
Cyprus Cement’s first-half profit rises 16.4 per cent
Cyprus Cement Public Company reported net profit of EUR5.4m for the first half of 2026, up 16.4 per cent from EUR4.64m in the corresponding period of 2025. The increase w...
USG Supramax demand still lower than expected
The US Gulf (USG) Supramax freight market remained relatively quiet over the month, although market participants expected firmer rates for September laycans. Transatlantic v...
Oversupply forces realignment in brick production
Unprecedented oversupply is affecting the global structural clay and brick manufacturing sector, highlighted by stagnant building starts and aggressive factory restructurings ac...
Cement demand in USA flat in May
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico amounted to 8.936Mt in May 2026, up 0.3 per cent YoY from the 8.913Mt recorded in ...
SESCO begins commercial operations at Tampa cement terminal
SESCO Cement has received the first two bulk cement vessels at its Port Tampa Bay import terminal in Florida, marking the start of full commercial operations following the faci...
India: shareholders approve Ambuja–Orient merger
Shareholders of Ambuja Cements and Orient Cement have approved the proposed amalgamation of Orient into Ambuja at meetings held on 28 September 2026. The scheme received 99...
Andhra Cements starts expanded grinding operations
Andhra Cements Ltd has begun commercial production following the expansion of grinding capacity at its Sri Durga Cement Works in Dachepalli, Andhra Pradesh, from 1.82Mta to...
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