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Cemex used 67% less freshwater in its concrete in Mexico

Cemex Water Initiative

In 2025, Cemex achieved a 67% freshwater substitution rate across its ready-mix operations in Mexico. As part of the program, 31 Cemex concrete plants in Mexico have been certified under AENOR’s Zero Freshwater and Zero Discharge Framework. The initiative has…

US Cement dispatch up +6.2% in 05M 2026

US Disp 05M 2026

In the first 5 months in 20256 the US cement dispatch (Portland, blended and masonry cement) increased by +6.2% YoY to 33.292 Mt, after 31.350 Mt in the last year and 32.964 Mt in the year before.

TCC Group agreed to acquire IFCEM in the Ukraine

IFCEM

TCC Group Holdings (TCC) announced through its Netherlands subsidiary TCC Group EMEA Holdings, to acquire PJSC Ivano-Frankivskcement (IFCEM), a leading Ukrainian cement and building materials group, and its related companies for an investment of €750 million. IFCEM has a cement…

UltraTech massively expands its capacity in India

UltraTech Petnikota Construction Phase 1

At the end of the last financial year, UltraTech Cement increased its cement capacity by 8.7 Mta to 200.1 Mta with 3 new grinding plants in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Patratu in Jharkhand. In the new…