India: JK Lakshmi Cement’s net sales fell by 15% year-on-year to US$453m in the nine months to 31 December 2024 from US$534m ...

Mexico: Cemex has embarked upon a cost cutting exercise following a drop of sales volumes in 2024. Sales volumes of cement, ...

Japan: Sumitomo Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with US-based Fortera to conduct a feasibility ...

US: Titan Group expects to generate US$365m from the initial public offering (IPO) of its subsidiary Titan America. The ...

Tajikistan: The Ministry of Industry and New Technologies has blamed falling cement production in Tajikistan on growth in production in neighbouring Uzbekistan. It also noted rising output in ...

Italy: Federbeton, the Italian cement association, has expressed alarm that the high price of gas is adding €80m/yr to the cost of cement production. Nicola Zampella, the general manager of Federbeton ...

India: UltraTech Cement has commissioned an additional 0.6Mt/yr grinding capacity at its integrated Sonar Bangla plant in ...

UK: The Materials Processing Institute (MPI) is preparing to open its Sustainable Cement and Concrete Centre (SCCC) later in ...

ARC Marine builds products that support artificial reefs and protect infrastructure like submerged cables and breakwaters. It ...

PPC revealed plans this week to build a new cement plant in the Western Cape region of South Africa. It has entered into a “strategic cooperation agreement” with Sinoma Overseas Development Company to ...

US: Heidelberg Materials North America has signed a binding agreement with Giant Cement’s multiple minority shareholders to acquire the producer outright. Noticias Financieras News has reported that ...

Azerbaijan: Cement production reached 4.03Mt in 2024, up by 1.6% year-on-year, according to the State Statistics Committee. The total value of the construction materials sector rose by 17% to US$823m.