Wages protest at Chilamkur cement plant
Hundreds of labourers from Ganjam district in Odisha gathered in front of India Cements' factory in Chilamkur, Andhra Pradesh, alleging that they had not been paid their pr...
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Raysut Cement Co appoints new acting CEO
Raysut Cement Co (RCC) has named Raashid Ali as the Acting Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 October 2025 for a period of three months. Mr. Raashid brings extensive exp...
Philippine building materials costs expected to remain stable
Building materials costs in the Philippines are forecast to remain stable due to government demand and slowing inflation, according to construction company executives. However, ...
Green construction throws lifeline to South Africa's building sector
South Africa's construction industry has found a lifeline to its decreasing output, driven by the need to reduce its carbon emissions. The sector is prioritising energy efficien...
Peru’s cement consumption advances 10% in September
Cement demand in Peru increased 10.2 per cent YoY in September 2025 to 1.174Mt from 1.065Mt in the year-ago period, according to data by the country’s cement association, ASOCE...
Afrimat delivers strong interim results
Afrimat reported strong results for the six months ended 31 August 2025, with group revenue rising nearly 30 per cent to ZAR5.3bn, supported by the integration of Lafarge Sou...
Chinese research highlights silicon carbide potential for "smart" cement
Researchers at Wuzhou University and Guangzhou University, China, have reported promising results from research into the use of silicon carbide as supplementary cementitious ma...
Lafarge Africa reports profit rise for 3Q25
Lafarge Africa Plc has reported a 144 per cent YoY increase in profit after tax to NGN75bn (US$52.25m) for the third quarter of 2025. Net sales rose to NGN264bn, a 43 per ...
Aramit Cement Halts production amid cash shortage and rising costs
Aramit Cement has suspended production in Bangladesh for several months, citing severe liquidity constraints and surging raw material costs. In a disclosure to the Dhaka S...
Crown Cement posts a 33% YoY drop in 2025's profit
Crown Cement of Bangladesh has reported a 33 per cent YoY decline in profit for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2025, despite an increase in revenue. T...
Structural inertia slows Japan’s cement decarbonisation
A recent report by Japan’s Renewable Energy Institute’s on the current state of the country’s cement sector frames decarbonisation as a sequencing challenge: prioritise actions...
GCC reports revenue growth for 3Q25
Mexico’s Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) has reported a 10.1 per cent YoY increase in net sales for US$438.5m in its earnings report for 3Q25. The results were due in ...
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh 3Q profit soars 36%
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd (LHBL) reported a strong third-quarter performance for July–September 2025, with revenue up six per cent YoY and Profit After Tax (PAT) soaring 3...
NCLT initiates insolvency proceedings against Bhilai Jaypee Cement
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has ordered the initiation of insolvency proceedings against Bhilai Jaypee Cement, a subsidiary of debt-laden Jaiprakash Associates Ltd...
Dalmia Bharat begins trials at clinker line as earnings surge
Indian cement manufacturer Dalmia Bharat says it has commenced trial production at its 3.6Mta clinker line in Umrangso, Assam, with commercial production to begin during the ...
Progressive Planet unveils Gladiator SCM
Progressive Planet (PLAN) has announced the development of Gladiator SCM, its second supplementary cementing material, and the filing of a US provisional patent application for...
Heidelberg Materials Hellas taps Sympower to optimise energy
Independent flexibility services provider Sympower has partnered with Heidelberg Materials Hellas, a leading Greek cement producer, to unlock and monetise the energy flexibilit...
Road aggregates market to see strong growth to 2035
The global road aggregates market is expected to see robust growth with sales expected to reach US$439.8bn by 2025 and further expand to US$787.6bn by 2035. This represents a co...
Moroccan cement market expands 11% in 9M25
Cement deliveries in Morocco increased by 12.5 per cent YoY to 1,223,924t in September 2025 when compared with a volume of 1,088,146t in September 2024, according to data publi...
Petcoke up and discounts down as coal keeps sliding in geopolitical waiting game
September through to early October became a wait-and-see period as geopolitical events continue to unfold. The war in Ukraine shows few signs of progress although several episo...
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