Fletcher Building, parent company of Golden Bay Cement, said that the local government had granted its unit up to US$35m to support its Northland operations. The agreement provides certainty for ...

India: JK Cement reported a net profit of US$28.8m in the first quarter of the 2027 financial year, down by 15% year-on-year ...

Vietnam: The country exported 2.9Mt of cement and clinker worth US$111m in June 2026, up by 9% in volume and 5.5% in value year-on-year, according to the latest figures from the government’s National ...

Kyrgyzstan: The production of construction materials in Kyrgyzstan has increased by 33% according to Ainura Mamanova, head of ...

Brazil: Votorantim Cimentos is investing US$51m in expanding its plant in Xambioá in the state of Tocantins. It will build a new grinding line at the plant to increase production capacity by 0.5Mt/yr, ...

Spain: Cemex España has received €200m in funding under the PERTE Industrial Decarbonisation Program (Line 1), earmarked for ...

Armenia: Armenia’s State Revenue Committee has reportedly uncovered ‘large-scale’ tax violations in the construction materials sector, alleging millions of dollars in losses to the state budget, ...

France: NeoCem has announced the completion of a fundraising round with Crédit Mutuel to accelerate the deployment of its low-carbon binder technology. The company has begun large-scale ...

Nigeria: HBM Nigeria, formerly Lafarge Africa, says it is expanding production capacity with an additional 4.5Mt/yr to ensure a steady supply of cement across the country and meet rising demand. Group ...

Ireland: Researchers from Trinity College Dublin’s School of Engineering have developed a 3D printed cement-free geopolymer made with a bauxite refining residue that contains over 30% industrial waste ...

US: Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico rose by 4% year-on-year to an estimated 5.97Mt in January 2026, according to the latest data from the US Geological Survey.