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Political news drove the market slightly lower during start of November. The EU parliament and council have approved the CBAM simplification process setting the stage for it to...
Zimbabwean cement producer PPC has reassured investors that the recent surge in cement import licences will not impact its local cement volumes. The company issued the clari...
Mid-size construction companies have boosted productivity by as much as 20 per cent in recent years thanks to the early adoption of AI tools, according to a survey by the Irelan...
DG Khan Cement Co Ltd (DGKC) held a corporate briefing yesterday to discuss its FY24-25 financial results and provide an outlook for the future. Management anticipates loca...
Udayapur Cement Industry , Nepal’s largest state-owned cement producer, has resumed operations after being fully closed for eight months. The plant, located in Triyuga Municip...
Scientists at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in Lithuania have reported that textile-derived ash could serve as a high-performance, lower-carbon partial substitute for c...
Kalahari Cement, the largest shareholder in East Africa Portland Cement (EAPC), has agreed to acquire the 27 per cent stake held by Kenya’s National Social Security Fund (NSS...
A Paris court has examined how Lafarge and its Syrian subsidiary negotiated with armed groups, including ISIS, while keeping its Jalabiya cement plant operational during the Sy...
Earlier this week, the Polish Cement Association (SPC) highlighted the influx of cement imported into Poland from outside the European Union, principally from Ukraine but also ...
Approximately 15,000t of concrete from the demolition of the turbine alternator plinths of the Sizewell A nuclear complex has been recycled and is set to be reused as sub-bases ...
Fauji Cement Ltd (FCCL) has informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange about its intention to acquire shares of Attock Cement. In a material information update, FCCL revealed that ...
The new Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) released by France Ciment demonstrate the significant efforts made to decarbonise the country’s cement industry. Representativ...
Following the conclusion of its Materials Science Symposium in Paris, Ecocem announced the establishment of its Materials Science Advisory Council to support the development ...
East Central Railway’s Danapur division in India has signed a memorandum of understanding with a private company to streamline the loading and transportation of cement from the...
Cement prices in Pakistan saw modest movement in the week ending 20 November 2025, according to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. In northern cities, the average ...
The global gypsum board market is expected to see a CAGR of five per cent between 2025-32, driven by increasing urbanisation, construction activity and emphasis on sustainable b...
Cement dispatches in Vietnam increased by three per cent YoY to 6.417Mt in October 2025, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). Of this total, VICEM deliv...
The Ebonyi State Government in Nigeria plans to borrow NGN150bn (US$102.95m) to finance the construction of a new state-owned cement plant, Governor Francis Nwifuru has announc...
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...
Carbon8 Systems, the Greenwich, UK-based cleantech firm known for its carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) technology, has entered administration following unsuccessf...
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