Afghanistan: Deputy governor Sheikh Enamullah Salahuddin has met with Tariq Mahmood, the CEO of Sako Afghan, and the ...

Kyrgyzstan: Cement plants in the Chui region produced 1Mt of cement during the first five months of 2026. This is 1.5 times more than the 0.68Mt produced in the same period of 2025, according to the ...

Bolivia: A shortage of diesel is affecting cement sales in Sucre. Local producer Fábrica Nacional de Cemento SA (FANCESA) said that it is unable to ship 38% of its product across the country, ...

Mexico: Cemex has reported earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of US$1bn, representing an increase of 24% year-on-year. It also recorded sales of US$4.6bn in the ...

Australia: MCi Carbon has completed low-carbon cement trials with cement producer Boral. The material was produced at MCi Carbon’s Myrtle demonstration plant in Newcastle, New South Wales. The plant ...

India: UltraTech has reported its highest ever June quarter for sales volumes, revenues and net profit. It recorded a 12% year-on-year increase in cement sales volumes to 41.3Mt in the period from ...

Serbia: According to Serbian Economist, the country has extended tariff quotas on imports of Portland cement and certain types of steel products until the end of 2026. Once the established import ...

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 ...

Australia: Green360 Technologies (G360) has signed its first binding commercial supply agreement with Holcim Australia for MKX-CC, its calcined clay product. The agreement outlines the supply of up to ...

Japan: Nippon Steel has reported that ABB’s Ability™ Expert Optimiser has contributed to lower energy consumption and improved product quality at its 1.6Mt/yr Muroran cement plant in Hokkaido, Japan.

Philippines/Vietnam: The Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has rejected an appeal by NCL Trading regarding anti-dumping duties imposed on CEM I cement imported from Vietnam. Under ...

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 ...