Switzerland: Holcim reported sales of €3.83bn in the first quarter of 2026, up by 4% on an organic basis, while recurring EBIT rose by 8% to €469m. It closed five acquisitions during the quarter, ...

US: Titan America has secured Department of Transportation (DOT) approvals in Florida, Virginia and North Carolina for its Type 1T blended TriForce cement. The company said that the approvals confirm ...

Austria: Baumit has commissioned a new raw meal mill at its Wopfing plant, following an investment of €22.6m. The company said that the upgrade reduces electricity demand by around 2500MWh/yr, ...

The May 2026 issue of Global Cement Magazine is loaded with US-centric content to tie in with its distribution at the IEEE-IAS/ACA Cement Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Most prominently, we ...

India: India’s carbon credit trading scheme will become stricter by the 2027 financial year, increasing compliance costs for cement companies, according to an ICRA ESG analysis.

UK: First Graphene has completed a ‘world-first’ production trial of graphene-enhanced cement roof tiles with UK-based precast concrete manufacturer and supplier FP McCann. The five-month project used ...

One key question that the conference posed was who exactly should pay the carbon tax related to using slag as a byproduct. During a panel discussion a cement and concrete producer on a panel noted ...

Spain: Oficemen has appointed Elena Guede as its Director General. She succeeds Aniceto Zaragoza in the role, who has been in post for 20 years. She will be the first women to hold the job.

Mexico: GCC has reported higher-than-expected sales and operating cash flow at the start of 2026, thanks to favourable market conditions in the Mexican market. The revenue of the Chihuahua-based ...

Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) has reported that its revenue for 2025 was US$104m. It said that this was a ‘7% increase year-on-year, underpinned by sustained volume growth and effective pricing across ...

Pakistan: Local cement despatches are expected to increase by 10% year-on-year in April 2026, reaching 2.94Mt, despite a ...

Uganda: A 6000t/day cement plant will officially be opened in the northeast of Uganda in the week beginning 27 April 2026, according to Ecofin Agency. Authorities say that the US$300m investment will ...