US: Summit Materials says that it has obtained the stockholder approval required for its proposed acquisition by Quikrete. The transaction is expected to close within the first quarter of 2025, ...

Pakistan: Thatta Cement has signed a memorandum of understanding with China-based Qing Gong Construction Group to build a 5000t/day production line. They concluded the deal during a state visit by ...

Japan: Mitsubishi UBE Cement (MUC) has developed a carbon-negative artificial sand product called ‘GX-e Beads.’ It is made from by-products containing calcium and uses a proprietary accelerated ...

India: UltraTech Cement has commissioned an additional 0.6Mt/yr grinding capacity at its integrated Sonar Bangla plant in ...

The SCCC is a part of the EconoMISER programme, led by the Foundation Industries Sustainability Consortium (FISC), which aims to accelerate the decarbonisation of the UK’s so-called foundation ...

UK: The Materials Processing Institute (MPI) is preparing to open its Sustainable Cement and Concrete Centre (SCCC) later in ...

UK: Material Evolution has announced a partnership with ARC Marine for the use of its low-carbon cement in ARC Marine’s products. The companies intend to use Material Evolutions ...

ARC Marine builds products that support artificial reefs and protect infrastructure like submerged cables and breakwaters. It ...

The producer has invested in AI-based industrial process optimiser developer Optimitive, in concrete design systems developer Concrete.ai, in demolition materials-based concrete developer C2CA ...

Graph 1: Imports of cement and clinker to the US. Source: USGS. Estimated data for 2024.

India: Shiva Cement raised its sales to US$23.4m in the nine months of its 2025 financial year, up by 1% year-on-year from US$23.1m in the corresponding period in the 2024 financial year. Nonetheless, ...

Greece: Titan Cement Group says that it has accelerated its innovation strategy with new investments in cement-aligned ...