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Holcim has completed the acquisition of Compañía Minera Luren, a leading producer of specialty building solutions in Peru. The company is a family-owned business founded in 1956, produces energy-efficient walling systems, specialty mortars and other specialty building materials, including minerals…
In January 2025, El Salvador’s cement dispatch decreased by -3.5% to 0.152 Mt, after 0.158 Mt in the same period last year and 0.163 Mt in the year before.
In the first 2 months of 2025, Colombia’s cement exports decreased by -5.0% to 0.161 Mt, after 0.170 Mt in the same period last year and 0.20 Mt in the year before.
Shree Cement started the 3.0 Mta capacity Etah cement grinding unit at Nigh Hasanpur, Uttar Pradesh in India (we reported here 23.2.2024). The new plant will mainly produce Portland Pozzolanic Cement (PPC), supplied with fly ash from the adjacent 2×660…
In the first 2 months of 2025, Colombia’s cement production decreased by -4.6% to 1.996 Mt, after 2.093 Mt in the same period last year and 2.188 Mt in the year before.
In January 2025, Kenya’s cement production increased by +21.0% to 0.814Mt, after 0.673 Mt in the same period last year and 0.786 Mt in the year before.
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. (DCBL) commenced 2.9 Mta cement capacity from two cement grinding unit projects in India. Of this, 2.4 Mta is operational since March 15 this year from the Lanka unit (photo) in Assam in the North-East, while…
In February 2024, the average cement prices in Russia increased by +10.6% to 6503 Rub/t, after 5880 Rub/T in the same period last year and 5077 Rub/t in the year before.
In January 2025, the ex-works cement prices in Germany (calculated from cement volume and cement T/O) declined by -5.7% to 116.75 €/t, after 123.81 €/t in January 2024.
Sweden’s Cemvision, a pioneer in next-generation cement, and Skanska have entered into a collaboration to accelerate the transition of the construction sector toward more sustainable building practices. By combining Skanska’s experience in transformative low-carbon construction solutions and Cemvision’s innovative, circular…