Sharp rise in Uzbekistan cement production in 11M25
Portland cement production in Uzbekistan rose sharply in 2025, reflecting continued expansion of the country’s construction materials sector. According to data from the coun...
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CBAM start creates bullish sentiment, but business calls for clarity on rules
The market has shifted towards the Dec 2026 contracts and this is now trading higher than the closing Dec 2025 contract at around EUR84. EU’s CBAM is now becoming reality, ...
Cemex US opens new Florida commercial sand operation
Cemex US opened a new sand site in Clermont, central Florida. The Four Corners Sand Facility is expected to produce 1.2Mta of commercial sand for construction projects.
Argentina's cement demand grows 6% in 11M25
Argentina’s cement consumption declined by 4.7 per cent YoY to 829,432t in November 2025 from 870,090t in November 2024, according to the national cement association, AFCP. Whe...
Colombia’s cement market expands 10% in October
Cement dispatches in Colombia increased 9.8 per cent YoY to 1.179Mt in October 2025 from 1.074Mt in the year-ago period, according to the country’s statistics agency, DANE. ...
USG Supramax market presents a mixed picture
The USG Supramax spot freight market started the month on a strong mode with owners being able to maintain robust levels. But by the second half of the month, sentiment softene...
Senegal sees 10% increase in October cement sales
Cement sales in Senegal advanced 10.1 per cent to 590,900t in October 2025 from 536,700t in October 2024 as shown by the latest data published by the country’s Ministry of Plan...
UK proposed NPPF revision seen as "backward step" for minerals
The UK government's proposed revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) are a serious backwards step for minerals planning, according tot he Mineral Products Ass...
Breedon Group buys Hardcrete
UK building materials company Breedon Group has acquired Hardcrete, a concrete supplier in the south of England.
Vietnam’s strong run continued in November
Cement dispatches in Vietnam increased by eight per cent YoY to 6.930Mt in November 2025, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). Of this total, VICEM deli...
Brazilian cement demand grows 4% in November
Cement sales in Brazil advanced 4.1 per cent YoY to 5.541Mt in November 2025 from 5.325Mt in the year-ago period, reports the country’s cement association, SNIC. Robustness...
Spain’s market expands 12% in November
Spanish cement consumption increased 11.5 per cent to 1,528,073t in November 2025 when compared with November 2024, according to the country’s cement association, Oficemen. ...
Europe-Russia and USA-Venezuela geopolitical play grips markets – petcoke discount moves lower
The markets are caught in a geopolitical grip, with low volatility but watching closely for clues on the outcome of the USA-led peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, w...
Fecto Cement resumes Sangjani plant operations
Fecto Cement Ltd has resumed full operations at its cement plant in Sanjani , Islamabad, Pakistan, following a directive from Islamabad High Court that declared the earlier...
North Korea: Sunchon Cement Complex reports increased output
North Korea’s Sunchon Cement Complex has reported that it has fulfilled its annual economic plan for 2025 after achieving higher cement production than in the previous year, ...
TITAN forms joint venture in advanced mortars
TITAN Group has launched a strategic partnership in Greece to expand into advanced mortars and external thermal insulation systems, supporting its TITAN Forward 2029 growth s...
EU seeks to introduce in new GWP rules
The European Commission has published new rules to calculating the life-cycle Global Warming Potential (GWP) of new buildings to ensure EU countries use a comparable methodology...
UBE Mitsubishi Cement to halt kiln at Kyushu plant by 2027
Mitsubishi Materials has announced that UBE Mitsubishi Cement Corp , its 50:50 equity-method affiliate with UBE Corp, has approved a reorganisation of its domestic cement prod...
US and Puerto Rican dispatches down 4% in August
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico declined 4.3 per cent YoY to 9.55Mt in August 2025, according to the US Geological...
Adani Group to merge Ambuja, ACC and Orient Cement into single platform
India’s Adani Group has approved the consolidation of its cement operations into a single corporate structure, moving to merge ACC Ltd and Orient Cement Ltd into Ambuja ...
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