China: West China Cement will sell Yili Yaobai Cement, Huocheng County Nangang Xixin Mining Industry and Xinjiang Baihang Environmental Protection Technology to Anhui Conch Cement and Conch (Shaanxi) ...

France: 80 FNSCBA-CGT (National Federation of Construction, Wood and Furniture Workers) members protested outside CRH subsidiary Eqiom’s Lumbres cement plant in northern France to denounce the ...

Pakistan: The Supreme Court has granted a two-week stay to cement producers, suspending a recent ruling that required higher royalty payments on limestone. Earlier, the Lahore High Court had ordered ...

Tanzania: Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPC), also known as Twiga Cement, has acquired a 95% stake in limestone extractor ...

Belgium: FEBELCEM, the Federation of the Belgian Cement Industry, has elected Morgan Malecotte as its president. He succeeds Christoph Streicher in the post. The appointment has a duration of two ...

Amrize assumed the entire business of Canada and US market leader Holcim North America, following its successful spin-off from Switzerland-based Holcim. Amrize occupies its predecessor’s operational ...

EU: The European Commission intends to withdraw a proposal aimed at combating so-called ‘greenwashing’, by ensuring companies’ environmental claims are accurate, substantiated and independently ...

Pakistan: Cement exports rose by 22% year-on-year in the first 11 months of the 2024–25 financial year, which started in July 2024, reaching over 8Mt, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

Indonesia: Cement consumption fell by 5% year-on-year to 5.18Mt in May 2025, despite rising 32% month-on-month following Eid al-Fitr, according to Kontan.co.id news. The annual drop reflects ongoing ...

Fletcher Building intends to start burning ‘hard-to-recycle’ plastics as an alternative fuel for cement production, a move it says aids waste diversion for the country.In 2003, it started using wood ...

Tokyo Cement Group has opened a new 1Mt/yr grinding plant in Trincomalee, Daily FT News has reported. The move raises the ...

India: Adani Group subsidiary Ambuja Cements has commissioned a 2.4Mt/yr expansion to one of its West Bengal cement ...