Ireland/UK: Mannok has completed Phase 1 of a two-phase upgrade to its pyroprocessing system with the installation of a new satellite burner in collaboration with FLSmidth. The €2.5m project enables ...

Nepal: The Supreme Court has issued a landmark directive requiring industries within 15km of Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha, to relocate or shut down within two years to preserve the ...

Kenya: Cement production rose by 17% year-on-year to 4.85Mt in the first half of 2025 from 4.14Mt in the same period of 2024, according to The Kenyan Wall Street newspaper. Monthly output surpassed 0.

Morocco: Cement deliveries by members of the Professional Association of Cement Manufacturers (APC) reached 9.6Mt by the end of August 2025, up by 10% from 8.7Mt in the same period in 2024, according ...

Morocco: Cement deliveries by members of the Professional Association of Cement Manufacturers (APC) reached 9.6Mt by the end of August 2025, up by 10% from 8.7Mt in the same period in 2024, according ...

Greece: Heracles Group, a member of Holcim, has commissioned a 6.5MW solar power station at its Milaki plant, equipped with more than 11,000 panels. The facility is now fully operational. The ...

UK: Cement production dropped to 7.3Mt in 2024, the lowest level since 1950 and around 50% of 1990 volumes, according to the ...

France: Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies recorded revenues of €3.5m in the first half of 2025, up by 8% year-on-year, driven by increased cement sales volumes. Earnings before interest, taxation, ...

Global Cement Weekly has previously covered Huaxin Cement’s deal to buy Holcim’s majority stake in Lafarge Africa for US$1bn. After being announced in December 2024 the transaction was expected to ...

Cement and clinker exports totalled US$72.5m in the first half of 2025, a 37% rise year-on-year, according to cement exporter Despradel & Asociados (DASA) and the Dominican Association of Portland ...

Pakistan: Cement despatches, including exports, reached 3.85Mt in August 2025, a 12% year-on-year increase from 3.42Mt in August 2024, according to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association ...

Belarus: Construction materials producer Krasnoselskstroymaterialy (Grodno Oblast) plans to begin production of fibre cement boards, according to CEO Alexander Golda. He said “We are currently working ...