Saint-Gobain Africa has iaugurated a new fibre cement manufacturing plant in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, representing an investment of more than US$31.7m in local production capacity. CEO Aymeric d’Ydewalle ...

Zimbabwe: Shuntai Investments Pvt Ltd expects to commission its US$120m cement plant in Chegutu within the next six months, with construction reportedly 55% complete and most equipment already ...

Sweden: Cemvision has completed a 1000m² industrial slab floor using its ‘near-zero’ cement product Re-ment Massive. The floor was cast in late 2025 together with flooring specialist Linotol, real ...

Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva visited Cimpor’s cement grinding plant in Santo Antão as the company advances a €8m project to reactivate and triple production capacity, according to local ...

Exports fell by 33.5% year-on-year in November 2025 to 360,000t and declined by 10% year-to-date to 4.17Mt. Imports rose by 37% to 1.83Mt, driven by a 61.5% rise in clinker imports. Zaragoza said that ...

Amsons Group managing director Edha Nahdi said “In 2025, we promised to facilitate the full revival and modernisation of EAPCC, and we can now confirm that plans to invest more than US$200m in the ...

India: Northern Railway’s Jammu Division marked a milestone on 23 January 2026 with the arrival of a cement shipment from Adani at the Chhann Arorian Goods Shed. The shipment comprised eight wagons of ...

Switzerland: Holcim has announced a strategic investment in Norwegian carbon capture firm Capsol Technologies, as part of its efforts to accelerate decarbonisation across its operations. Capsol’s post ...

Bolivia: Cement producer Fancesa will begin exporting cement to Argentina under a new contract valued at US$1.5m, according ...

In an area adjacent to the cement plant, construction of a clinker production line is currently underway. This unit is expected to be completed by October 2026.

Al-Jouf Cement said it is currently evaluating the overall financial impact of these increases on its results, while also reviewing operational and technical measures to mitigate their effect.

Yemen: The Customs Authority controlled by the Houthi movement in Sana’a has announced a 50% increase in tariffs on locally produced cement, citing support for the Yemeni Cement Corporation as ...