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ICR outlines the cement sector’s year ahead, while AITEC President, Stefano Gallini, shares Italy’s pathway to decarbonisation and Caribbean Cement’s modernises its Rockfort cement plant.
In this issue
Explore the January 2026 issue of International Cement Review, the leading magazine for the global cement industry. Browse cement industry news, expert market analysis, regional reports, plant projects and technical articles covering cement production, equipment, processes and technology.
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Industry appointments
Sustainability news
Corporate watch
Financial update
Outlook: challenges remain in 2026
ICR Research investigates the demand for cement in 2026 and looks at the challenges of rising carbon costs, China's changing priorities and the intense competition for cement sales.
From production to progress
ADOCEM outlines how the Dominican Republic's cement sector continues to develop and grow with higher per capita consumption.
Italy's cement needs CCS
ICR interviews AITEC President, Stefano Gallini, about the Italian cement association's decarbonisation strategy and its road to net zero by 2050.
Improving cement supply in the Caribbean
Caribbean Cement reports on the modernisation and debottlenecking of its Rockfort cement plant in Jamaica.
Co-processing innovation at InterCement
InterCement details the progress it has made in co-processing from the 1990s to the present day.
Standardised RDF plants
Eggersmann describes its technology to dry moisture in biomass for use in co-processing.
Molins at Manresa: promoting the recovery of end-of-life tyres
Molins describes how its Manresa end-of-life tyre processing plant is providing raw material for alternative fuel and urban applications.
Optimising AF co-processing
Chengdu Design & Research Institute of Building Materials Industry Co Ltd looks at the challenges of achieving high thermal substitution rates when co-processing.
Fixing the fuel issue today
Fuelre4m delivers fuel reforming technology to 200 Holcim UK sites to reduce emissions and improve fleet fuel reliability.
Valorisation of EAF and BOF slags: next-generation feedstock
Cemvision promotes the use of electric arc furnace slags in its high-quality supplementary cementitious materials.
Improving efficiency while cutting emissions
Exergy explains the advantages of selecting modular waste heat recovery systems.
Waste heat as a resource
CTP Team Srl reports on its recent waste heat recovery projects in Turkey, Portugal and Italy.
Marmara "push-pull" delivered cost analysis
Dr Michael Clark investigates the possibility of establishing a cement hub in Marmara, where cement demand has reached 7Mta.
Alite shape
Arthur Harrisson analyses why alite shape gives important indications of clinker quality and kiln conditions.
ReActive: converting bauxite residue into upcycled SCMs
Holcim Innovation Centre's ReActive project takes bauxite residue from the aluminium industry and uses the byproduct to produce new supplementary cementitious materials.
Why HVO is the missing link to decarbonise the cement sector
Certas Energy describes the benefits of using hydrated vegetable oil to fuel the cement industry and reduce vehicle emissions.
Designing alternative fuel substitution strategies
Cinar Ltd uses case studies to demonstrate the modelling of alternative fuel streams through calciners to monitor emissions, build-ups and plugging.
Pioneering sustainable transition in white cement
Cementir Group is developing a low-carbon range of white cements with comparable performance to traditional white cements.
Product news
A modular cement bag packer, an electrified linear calcination conveyor and a chain range for bucket elevators feature in Product news.
New orders
Arabian Cement, Medcem Cement, Heidelberg Materials Hellas, National Cement Co and Northern Region Cement feature in New orders.