Bolivia: The Departmental Chamber of Construction of La Paz (CADECO La Paz) has warned of a ‘critical’ increase in the price of cement in 2025 and 2026. In a statement it reported that the cost had ...

Germany: Schneider Electric has announced a strategic collaboration with microchip designer NVIDIA and software developer HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) to apply artificial intelligence in the real ...

Portugal: Cimpor’s plant at Alhandra has been recognised as the oldest cement in the world to have continuous operations by Guiness World Records. The plant was originally founded in 1894 and it has ...

US/Europe: Spain-based Cemex Ventures and nine other venture capital partners have named 13 finalists for their Construction Startup Competition 2026. Eight will pitch in Las Vegas, US, on 9 – 11 ...

These started operation in July 2026 and October 2026 respectively. The plants now have a production capacity of 1.2Mt/yr and 1.3Mt/yr. Note that Dondo was previously a grinding plant. Huaxin Cement ...

UK: The government’s HM Revenue & Customs department has issued illustrative rates for the forthcoming Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) system set to start in 2027. Cement will be charged €10 ...

US: CemAI has appointed Andrew Crose as CEO. Crose recently worked as the Head of Strategic Markets at APTIV. His previous roles include Chief Commercial Officer at Xerotech, Vice President and ...

Türkiye: The Turkish Competition Board has conditionally cleared conglomerate Arsem Madencilik Enerji to acquire Kars Çimento, following a Phase II review of the deal opened on 25 September 2025. Kars ...

Colombia: Holcim Colombia has appointed Carlos Casado as CEO.

UK: Global construction activity is forecast to rise more than 70% by 2050, reaching a value of US$16.6tn. This will be driven by five trends - population growth and urbanisation, infrastructure and ...

Mozambique: Cimentos de Moçambique has started operating a new clinker production line at its Dondo plant in Sofala province. The upgrade project to the former grinding plant started in mid-2025, ...

Latvia: Sweden-based Cemvision has been selected by the European Union's (EU) Innovation Fund to receive a grant of up to €27.5m to build a 0.5Mt/yr low-carbon cement plant. It will be the company’s ...