Philippines: Republic Cement entered into a partnership on 3 July 2026 with PETValue Philippines for a zero waste to landfill initiative. PETValue is a joint venture between Coca-Cola Europacific ...

Overall despatches grew by 7% year-on-year to 50.1Mt in the 2026 financial year (FY2026) from 46.2Mt in the previous period, according to data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association ...

Venezuela: In the wake of the earthquakes that hit Venezuela on 24 June 2026, the cement industry has warned that the cement produced in the country is not suitable for rebuilding homes, according to ...

Russia: Heidelberg Materials said that it plans to expand in Russia after previously saying that it had halted investments in the country due to the war in Ukraine, according to Bloomberg. The company ...

Namibia: The government has granted permission for Cheetah Cement to buy Ohorongo Cement. Industries, mines and energy minister Modestus Amutse said he had overruled a decision by the Namibian ...

Austria: The domestic cement market has declined by around 25% over the past three to four years since the end of Austria’s recent construction boom, according to the Association of Austrian Cement ...

Libya: Libya’s Privatisation and Investment Board (PIB) reported that its chair, Abdelaziz Al-Shawish, held a meeting with representatives of Lucky Cement to discuss the possibility of establishing a ...

US: Demolition has started at the Permanente cement plant near Cupertino, a site that repeatedly ‘ran afoul’ of environmental regulations before it officially closed three years ago, according to ...

Bolivia: Peru-based Grupo Gloria reportedly paid former Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero €200,000 for lobbying the government in Bolivia on its behalf for compensation relating to ...

Australia: First Graphene (FGR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with The Sixth Element (Changzhou) Material Technology for the latter company to be its key distributor in China for ...

Morocco: Cement deliveries fell by 1.3% year-on-year to 6.8Mt in the first half of 2026. The decline to May 2025 was greater, June 2026 saw a considerable boost in sales, according to L'Economiste ...

Pakistan: Cement dispatches rose by 7% year-on-year to 50.5Mt in the 2025 – 2026 financial year, that ended on 30 June 2026, from 47.1Mt previously. The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association ...