Zimbabwe: The government has relaxed regulations so that more cement can be imported into Zimbabwe. This aims to address cement shortages experienced recently due to a national construction boom, ...

Oman: Raysut Cement welcomed a delegation from Sinoma Overseas to its Salalah cement plant to strengthen cooperation in industrial development and sustainability initiatives, according to the company.

India: Cement producers saw strong sales in the second quarter of the 2026 Fiscal Year (FY2026), due to steady prices and higher sales volumes. Seasonal weakness and maintenance outages did dent ...

Global: The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has launched its ‘Cement and Concrete Industry Net Zero Action and ...

India: Adani-led Adani Enterprises has reportedly beaten Vedanta in the race to take over the debt-laden Jaiprakash Associates, despite Vedanta placing the highest overall bid in an electronic auction ...

Cumulative consumption in the first 10 months of 2025 saw growth of 10.9% to reach 13.7Mt, 1.3Mt more than in the first 10 months of 2024. Cement exports in 2025 grew by 6.3% year-on-year to 403,782t.

France/Syria: The former Lafarge CEO Bruno Lafont has taken the witness stand at the start of a hearing that will focus on the alleged financing of the Islamic State in Syria in the early 2010s.

Egypt: Misr Cement Qena generated a net profit of US$36.2m during the first nine months of 2025, up by a factor of 33 from ...

Blended cement accounts for 73% of production, and India has reportedly begun producing limestone calcined clay cement. Research is also underway into other low-clinker alternatives. According to a ...

Türkiye: Nuh Çimento has installed a new electric LPS 420 portal slewing crane from Liebherr at its private port in Hereke to boost efficiency and reduce emissions. The crane has a 124t lifting ...

Thailand: SCG Cleanergy and US-based Rondo Energy have launched a new 33MWh thermal battery integrated with SCG’s cement plant’s heat recovery system in Saraburi province. The system delivers 2.3MWth ...

Uzbekistan: 488,700t of cement were exported from Uzbekistan into Kyrgyzstan in the first nine months of 2025, according to the National Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan. Kyrgyzstan is the main ...