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Lucky Cement celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony of its 2nd production line in the DR Congo. The new 1.6 Mta capacity line, which will be installed by Sinoma at the existing CIMKO plant, which is a JV between Lucky Cement and…
In the 1Q in 2025, Chile’s cement dispatch decreased by -2.3% YoY to 1.342 Mt, after 1.373 Mt in the same period last year and 1.411 Mt in the year before.
In the first 4 months in 2026, Brazil’s cement dispatch increased by 1.9% to 21.301 Mt, after 20.906 Mt in the same period last year and 20.062 Mt in the year before.
The Ciments de l’Atlas – Ciments de l’Afrique (CIMAT-CIMAF) Group of Moroccan billionaire Anas Sefrioui has left the European cement market with the divesture of the assets in Les Vracs de l’Estuaire (VDE) with 0.6 Mta cement capacity in Northern…
In the 1Q in 2026, Bolivia’s cement production declined by -14.5% YoY to 0.798 Mt, after 0.933 Mt in the last year and 0.950 Mt in the year before.
In the first quarter in 2025, Armenia’s cement imports increased by +13.6% YoY to 0.139 Mt, after 0.122 Mt in the same period last year and 0.088 Mt in the year before.
Heidelberg Materials’ Bulgarian subsidiary in Devnya and renewable energy developer CWP Europe have signed a preliminary agreement to develop a new CWP wind farm. According to CWP, the investment exceeds more than € 300m, which will make the project the…
In the 1Q in 2026, Estonia’s cement production increased by +18.8% YoY to 38.0 kt, after 32.0 kt last year and 35.0 kt the year before.
In the 1Q in 2026, Poland’s cement production decreased by -25.4% YoY to 2.493 Mt, after 3.342 Mt in the same period last year and 3.338 Mt in the year before
Ecocem and Tata Steel IJmuiden in the Netherlands have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance the use of Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) and Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) steel slags as next-generation materials in low-carbon cement as Supplementary Cementitious Material (SCM).…