Peruvian cement market expands 9% in October
Peru’s cement consumption advanced 9.4 per cent YoY to 1.232Mt in October 2025 when compared with October 2024, when the level stood at 1.126Mt, according to the country’s ceme...
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India Railways launches cement-bulk transport reform
India’s national rail operator, Indian Railways, has introduced a new policy to boost bulk cement movement, marking a strategic shift in logistics for the construction-material...
Brazil’s October cement demand sees 7% growth
Cement consumption in Brazil advanced 7.2 per cent YoY to 6.307Mt in October 2025 from 5.885Mt in the equivalent period of the previous year, according to the Brazilian cement ...
India cement sector earnings set to surge 63% in FY26
India’s cement industry is poised for a significant rebound in fiscal year 2026 (FY26), with sector-wide profit expected to grow by over 63 per cent year-on-year, according to ...
Holcim UK appoints Mohamed Alami as Cement Managing Director
Holcim UK has named Mohamed Ben Driss Alami as Managing Director of its Cement Division, tasking him with accelerating the company’s low-carbon transition and expanding its p...
SCIB to sell subsidiary to YTL Cement for MYR113m
Sarawak Consolidated Industries Bhd (SCIB) has announced that wholly owned subsidiary SCIB Holdings Sdn Bhd will divest its entire stake in SCIB Concrete Manufacturing Sdn Bhd ...
Holcim demonstrates new low-carbon cement made from RCF
Holcim UK, in partnership with lead partner Materials Processing Institute, Minerals Products Association, Mott MacDonald and Aston University, has demonstrated a new low-carbon...
Grey cement demand in Colombia sees 16% growth in September
The demand for grey cement in Colombia grew by 15.9 per cent YoY to 1.163Mt in September 2025 when compared with September 2024, when consumption was at 1.004Mt, according to t...
Bolivian cement market contracts 5% in September
Bolivian cement consumption retreated 4.9 per cent YoY to 336,777t in September 2025 from 353,970t in September 2024, according to the country’s statistics institute, INE. ...
Armenian firm to invest AMD1.9bn in new cement plant
Armenian builder-cement firm Dragsman Cement plans to invest AMD1.9bn (US$5.0m) in establishing a new cement-production line using imported equipment, according to the Armenian...
Bulawayo cement plant lease cancelled amid bribery allegations
Bulawayo City Council in Zimbabwe has cancelled a lease awarded to for a proposed cement-mixing plant after the Chinese-owned company failed to complete the lease-signing proce...
Nuvoco Vistas to acquire Vadraj Energy for INR2.0bn
Nuvoco Vistas Corp , the cement business of India’s Nirma Group, has announced the acquisition of Gujarat-based Vadraj Energy in a transaction valued at INR20bn (US$24m). The ...
Sinai Cement signs waste-management cooperation deal
Egypt’s Ministry of Local Development has signed a cooperation protocol with Sinai Cement Co to enhance sustainable waste-management services in North Sinai, as part of natio...
Ecocem inaugurates new research centre in France
Ecocem has opened a new laboratory in Chilly-Mazarin, France. The new EUR10m laboratory, which has a staff of 20, will support the company's search for a cost-effective and dura...
Al Jouf Cement Co signs SAR24.2m Syrian export deal
Saudi-based Al Jouf Cement Co has signed a contract valued at SAR24.19m (US$6.4m) to export all types of cement and clinker to neighbouring Syria. The agreement, announced on...
Dangote Group seals landmark US$1bn investment deal with Zimbabwe
Nigeria’s Dangote Group has signed a transformative investment agreement with the Zimbabwean government, committing at least US$1bn to major projects spanning energy, infrast...
Misr Cement-Qena reports 3254% surge in 9M25
Misr Cement Qena (MCQE) has announced consolidated net profits, including minority interest, of EGP1.71bn (US$35.5m) for the first nine months of 2025, marking a 3254 per cen...
Premier Cement Mills sees a sharp decline in annual profit
Premier Cement Mills PLC has reported a sharp decline in profit for the financial year ending 30 June 2025, as escalating costs and currency losses significantly eroded earni...
Uzbekistan cement exports surge in 9M25
Uzbekistan’s cement exports rose sharply in the first nine months of 2025, with volumes increasing almost fourfold to reach nearly 1.1Mt, according to data released by the coun...
FLSmidth CEO Mikko Keto announces planned departure in 2026
Mikko Keto, Chief Executive Officer of FLSmidth & Co A/S has informed the Board of Directors of his decision to step down to take on an executive role at a non-competing compan...
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