Bangladesh: Bangladesh’s cement industry is facing rising costs due to supply chain disruptions amid the conflict in the Middle East. Shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have reportedly ...
India: JK Cement has secured 70MW of solar powered electricity for its Nimbahera plant in Rajasthan through a partnership with Oriana Power, including an equity investment of US$446,000 into a project ...
Germany: ABB and alcemy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop AI solutions for cement and concrete quality optimisation. The partnership will integrate alcemy’s predictive ...
Canada: Carbon Cure has appointed Yuliya Kravtsov as its CEO. Kristal Kaye, CarbonCure’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) who has been working as interim CEO since June 2025, will move to the position of ...
Türkiye: OYAK Cement has commissioned a 115MW solar power plant in Beypazarı, Ankara province. The plant has a 97.8MW connection capacity and is expected to generate 182GWh/yr of electricity. This ...
Aria Cybersecurity signed a deal this week just in time for the IEEE-IAS/ACA Cement Conference taking place in Florida, US. This opens up the topic of cybersecurity for the cement sector for us to ...
Nigeria: The Edo State government signed an agreement with a Chinese firm on 27 April 2026 to build a 10Mt/yr cement plant, according to local press. State Commissioner for Information and Strategy ...
Peru: Cementos Pacasmayo, part of Holcim, reported sales of US$159m in the first quarter of 2026, up by 11% year-on-year. Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) ...
Afghanistan: Construction has begun on the Yatim Taq cement plant Jawzjan Province, with a US$160m investment, according to local press. The project will have a capacity of 3000t/day of cement and is ...
Afghanistan: Construction has begun on the Safwan cement plant in Jabal Saraj district, Parwan province, following completion ...
Mexico: Cemex reported earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of US$794m in the first quarter of 2026, up by 34% year-on-year, while net sales increased by 3% on a ...