US cement shipments up strongly in July, but down YtD
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the US and Puerto Rico amounted to 9.990Mt in July, up 7.1 per cent YoY from the 9.328Mt recorded in July ...
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EnEarth, Heidelberg Materials sign on for Bulgarian CCUS project
Greek carbon-storage firm EnEarth has inked a term sheet with Bulgarian cement producer Heidelberg Materials Devnya to negotiate exclusive agreements covering the transport a...
Ambuja Cements wins Indo-Swedish grant for pioneering CCU pilot
Ambuja Cements ( Adani Group ) has been selected for the first Indo-Swedish Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) pilot in the global cement sector. The company received a gr...
Shree Cement rolls out “Bangur Marble” for Odisha market
India’s Shree Cement has launched its premium “Bangur Marble Cement” in the Odisha market, expanding the product’s availability beyond eastern India. The Portland-slag cement...
Ebonyi’s proposes new cement plant
Nigeria has transformed from a major cement importer into one of Africa’s leading producers, thanks to sustained investments by Dangote, Lafarge Africa and BUA Cement. Their la...
Kenya’s cement demand set to rebound as construction sector recovers
Kenya’s cement consumption is expected to rebound strongly in 2025 and 2026, driven by major infrastructure projects such as the Rironi–Mau Summit Road, ex...
Australian building materials prices face upward pressure
The price of building materials such as concrete, cement, plasterboard, bricks and copper in Australia are facing upward pressures as energy costs continue to rise. In the last ...
Cement exports from Pakistan to Afghanistan remain halted
The export of cement from Pakistan to Kabul has been halted for over two months due to ongoing conflicts between the two countries. The Torkham border, which connects the Kh...
UAE: Holcim launches CO2 mineralisation pilot with 44.01
Holcim has partnered with carbon-mineralisation company 44.01 to launch what is described as the world’s first pilot project that combines CO 2 captured directly from a ceme...
JSW Cement to invest INR110bn to double capacity by 2028
India’s JSW Cement has unveiled INR110bn investment plan over the next three years (US$122 million) aimed at expanding its cement production capacity from around 20Mt to 41Mt...
EPCM signed for Padeswood CCS cement project
Heidelberg Materials has finalised an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract with Worley and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for its planned c...
Vattenfall and Cemvision sign near-zero cement supply deal
Swedish energy company Vattenfall and compatriot green cement producer Cemvision have signed a commercial agreement for the long-term supply of near-zero-carbon cement for use ...
India–Sweden launch green-industry projects cement and steel
A new tranche of seven India–Sweden projects aims to drive deep decarbonisation in India’s cement and steel industries, with a strong focus on cement-sector innovation. The pro...
Heidelberg Materials trials CarbonCure use in Greenwich plant
Heidelberg Materials is carrying out trials using CarbonCure technology in ready-mixed concrete for the first time in England at its Greenwich concrete plant.
Morocco: cement sales rise 11% in 11M25
Morocco’s cement market grew strongly in the first 11 months of 2025, with domestic cement sales rising 10.6 per cent YoY to 13.71Mt, according to data released by the Ministry...
South Korean cement producers look to expand exports
South Korea’s cement industry is accelerating exports as it grapples with soaring raw material costs and a sharp downturn in domestic construction. While exporting offers only ...
Zambia: government calls on producers to stabilise cement prices
Zambia’s Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Chipoka Mulenga, has instructed domestic cement producers to normalise prices and address supply shortages in the local marke...
Vestas secures 10MW order to power Italian cement plant
Vestas has received a 10MW order from Cementeria Costantinopoli Srl , a major construction materials producer, to supply renewable energy directly to its cement factory in Ita...
Omran unveils new cement product
Syria’s General Company for Cement and Building Materials (Omran) has officially launched its latest product, Pozzolanic Cement 42.5 – CEM II, during a ceremony at its cement ...
Hoffmann Green and ECBL expand low-carbon cement partnership
French companies Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies and Entreprise de Construction et Bâtiment du Littoral (ECBL) have expanded their cooperation through a new three-year agree...
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