US: Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, reached an estimated 9.83Mt in September 2025, marking a 10% year-on-year increase, according to data from the USGS. However, ...

Mexico: Authorities have regained control of the Cruz Azul cement plant in Tula de Allende, Hidalgo, after a five-year internal dispute. The facility has been out of operation since 2022 due to a ...

China: Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in China declined by 1% in the final quarter of 2025, bringing the annual total down by an estimated 0.3%, according to Carbon Brief. This marks nearly two ...

UK: The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has raised renewed concerns over the UK’s proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which will see importers of cement and other hard-to-abate ...

UK: Heidelberg Materials UK has introduced the Volvo L120 Electric wheel loader at its Nuneaton Packed Products site, marking the model’s first deployment in the country. The company said that the ...

Qatar: Al Khalij Cement Company (AKCC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal) to recycle 100% of the sludge generated by the country’s wastewater ...

Peru: Domestic cement shipments reached 1.13Mt in January 2026, up by 14% year-on-year and 9% higher on a 12-month cumulative basis, according to the Association of Cement Producers (Asocem). The ...

US: Mike Ireland has announced his retirement as the president and CEO of the American Cement Association (ACA). He has been in post since 2017. The association has formed a search committee to find a ...

Paraguay: Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) has targeted 0.6Mt production of cement in 2026. Company president Gerardo Guerrero Agusti told La Nación newspaper that the organisation had a strong ...

US: Amrize has appointed Andres Navarro Martinez as the plant manager of its Hagerstown cement plant in Maryland. Navarro Martinez has worked as an Area Manager for Amrize since mid-2025. Before this ...

Russia: Topkinsky Cement, the main cement plant operated by JSC Sibirsky Cement Holding Company produced over 1.7Mt of cement in 2025, a 19% year-on-year fall compared to 2024, according to a company ...

Nigeria: Lafarge Africa says it plans to expand its Ashakacem Plant in Gombe State and Sagamu Plant in Ogun State. Upon completion, the cement plants will have a production capacity of 2Mt/yr and ...