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 ...

Brazil: Votorantim and Huaxin Cement have entered talks to acquire the cement division of Cia. Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) for a purchase price as high as US$3bn. CSN is evaluating the sale with Morgan ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bangladesh: Cement producers have rejected claims by the US Trade Representative over alleged overcapacity in the sector, stating that production reflects domestic demand driven by infrastructure ...

Ireland: CRH has announced plans to delist its ordinary shares and 7% preference shares from the London Stock Exchange following a review of trading activity costs and regulatory obligations arising ...

Syria: 12 companies have applied to invest in the Al-Muslimiyah cement plant in Aleppo and the Adra cement plant in Damascus, according to the General Company for Cement and Building Materials ...

Oman: Oman Cement has launched a project at its Misfah plant in Muscat Governorate that uses industrial waste as fuel to reduce reliance on natural gas. The company installed a shredding machine to ...

US: Amrize reports that it increased revenues to US$11.8bn and delivered US$1.2bn of net income and US$3.0bn of adjusted earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA). It ...

India: UltraTech Cement has appointed Jayant Dua as its managing director. He will start the role in April 2026. He succeeds KC Jhanwar in the role. Dua joined the cement business of Aditya Birla ...

US: Utilities provider Georgia Power will extract and transport 2Mt of coal ash currently stored at its former Arkwright coal-fired power plant in Macon, Georgia. The ash is destined for Georgia Power ...

Germany: Scheuch has secured a contract to install an OxiCat catalytic flue gas cleaning system at Holcim Süddeutschland’s Dotternhausen cement plant in Baden-Württemberg. The air pollution control ...