Pak-Afghan border tension impacts cement exports in November 2025
Pakistan’s cement exports fell steeply in November 2025 as ongoing tensions and closures along the Pak–Afghan border disrupted trade flows. According to th...
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UTIS and Lucky Cement partner to deploy advanced UC3® decarbonisation technology
Ultimate Technology to Industrial Savings (UTIS), a Portuguese company specialising in combustion efficiency and industrial decarbonisation, has entered into a strategic partne...
RICS reports slowdown in sustainable building demand
The UK Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, showing a slowdown in global demand for sustainable buildings and a concerni...
Spain’s cement demand expands 19% in October
Cement consumption in Spain grew by 18.5 per cent YoY to 1,695,896t in October 2025, according to the Spanish cement association, Oficemen. In October 2024, cement consumption ...
Holcim expands European recycling footprint
Holcim has announced three new recycling deals across Europe while also urging regulatory reform in the UK to accelerate the adoption of low-carbon cement. The Swiss-based gr...
El Salvador cement demand surges 22% on construction boom
Cement demand in El Salvador rose sharply this year, driven by accelerated construction activity across the country. According to Central Reserve Bank (BCR) data, companies req...
Sagar Cements places new VRM order with Gebr Pfeiffer
Sagar Cements has placed a new order with Gebr Pfeiffer for an MVR 5000 C-4 vertical roller mill for cement grinding at its Dachepalle plant, extending a partnership between ...
Seafarer union backlash as Holcim NZ sells cement carrier
Holcim New Zealand has confirmed plans to divest the coastal cement carrier it owns to its Swiss-based operator. The MV Buffalo, a 27 year-old 9092dwt mini bulk carrier, w...
Hostile cement plant acquisitions in Pakistan during industry consolidation
The Pakistan cement industry is undergoing a consolidation phase, with major players acquiring smaller firms at lower valuations than replacement costs. Currently, the sector a...
Heidelberg Materials acquires Walan Specialty Construction Products
Heidelberg Materials North America has entered into a binding purchase agreement to acquire Walan Specialty Construction Products in Delaware, USA.
Cementos Pacasmayo posts 14% increase in 3Q net profit
Cementos Pacasmayo reported a 10.9 per cent YoY increase in third-quarter net sales to PEN574.1m for the quarter ended 30 September 2025 from PEN517.8m in the third quarter of ...
Pakistan demonstrated strong export data in 4MFY25-26
According to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the country’s export revenue from cement and clinker during the first four months of FY25-26 (July-October 2025...
ASEAN cement sector launches first regional decarbonisation roadmap
The ASEAN Federation of Cement Manufacturers (AFCM) has unveiled the 2035 AFCM Decarbonisation Roadmap, the world’s first region-wide decarbonisation strategy for the cement in...
JK Lakshmi Cement announces Chhattisgarh plant expansion
JK Lakshmi Cement has announced a major expansion of its operations in Chhattisgarh , signing an agreement to invest INR 18.16bn (US$217m) to increase clinker capacity by 2....
Al Jouf Cement agrees SAR37.5m export deal to Syria and Palestine
Al Jouf Cement Co has signed a one-year sales agreement worth SAR37.5m (US$9.99m) with Towa Development Co., to export cement to Syria and Palestine, the Saudi firm announced...
Dalmia Cement INR2.66bn tax demand withdrawn by authorities
India’s cement producer Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd has received a full reprieve, after the Tamil Nadu tax department dropped all tax and penalty demands totalling INR2.66bn (...
Construction cost inflation eases marginally
Global construction cost inflation is expected to settle at 3.9 per cent in 2025, according to Turner & Townsend. This indicates a marginally lower figure when compared with 202...
Cement sales strong in Saudi Arabia
The latest quarterly report on Saudi Arabia’s cement sector shows that cement sales amounted to 13.8Mt in the third quarter of 2025, up 11.3 per cent YoY from the 12.4Mt record...
Philippines cement demand slows amid corruption probe
The Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (CeMAP) expects weaker cement sales to continue into early 2026 as the government’s anti-corruption investigation ...
Cement export from Pakistan to Afghanistan halted
Pakistan's land route exports of cement to Afghanistan have been halted since mid-October due to escalating tensions between the two governments. No import or export has occurr...
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