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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Pakistan: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has restricted Kohat Cement from operating its coal-fired power plant, citing ...

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, ...

China: A fleet of LiuGong DW105AE electric wide-body trucks has been deployed at one of Conch Cement’s mines in south China, as part of its efforts to operate ‘zero-carbon mines.’ The vehicles have a ...

Spain: Reduced working hours due to the heatwave sweeping Europe currently have come into effect in Extremadura. From 14 July 2026 until 14 August 2026, workers in the construction and cement-related ...

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.

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, ...