Sweden: Heidelberg Materials Sweden has announced that it intends to focus its activities at the Skövde site ‘on the end product cement’ from 2027 onwards. The reason for this is reportedly a decline ...

UK/US: Climate technology company Origen has completed pre-front end engineering and design (pre-FEED) for its commercial-scale zero-emission lime production facility, with engineering conducted by ...

India: JSW Cement has commenced production at its greenfield integrated cement plant in Nagaur, Rajasthan. The facility includes a 3.3Mt/yr clinker unit and a 2.5Mt/yr cement grinding unit, with an ...

Brazil: Votorantim Cimentos reported net profit of US$609m in 2025, up by 196% year-on-year, supported by higher sales volumes, pricing and increased revenues from new businesses. Global net revenues ...

Germany: Cool Planet Technologies has begun to assemble its 10,000t/yr carbon capture facility at Holcim’s Höver cement plant, with all major equipment now delivered to the site. The company is ...

China: KHD Humboldt Wedag has commissioned a Pyrorotor alternative fuels (AF) system on a 5000t/day production line at Conch Group’s Baoshan cement plant in Yunnan Province. The project marks the ...

Georgia: Kartuli Cement, which produces cement and concrete under the ‘Hunnewell Cement’ brand, has submitted plans to expand its Kaspi cement plant. According to Prime News, an environmental impact ...

Togo: The government has introduced three new cement standards aimed at improving product quality, ensuring fair competition and enhancing safety in the construction sector. The standards were ...

Bloomberg reported that Morgan Stanley is assisting with the process and that the sale price could be up to US$3bn. Other buyers are also being considered. Discussions are still at an early stage, but ...

Canada: Amrize has launched a ‘Product of Canada’ cement label to certify that its products are fully manufactured domestically, from raw materials through to final production. The label will be ...