Armenia: Armenia’s State Revenue Committee has reportedly uncovered ‘large-scale’ tax violations in the construction materials sector, alleging millions of dollars in losses to the state budget, ...

US: Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico rose by 4% year-on-year to an estimated 5.97Mt in January 2026, according to the latest data from the US Geological Survey.

Germany: Inform is restructuring its Building Materials Logistics division with the establishment of Inform Evotess, a new independent company within the Inform Group which it says will bundle and ...

Zimbabwe: China-based Shuntai Investments has reportedly made ‘significant’ progress on its US$200m plant in Chegutu, Mashonaland West Province, and will begin operations in September 2026. The plant ...

US: CM Shredders has appointed Michael Hillstrand as General Manager. Amongst other roles, Hillstrand previously worked Shred-Tech in Canada from 2021 to 2024. Before this he worked for Calco Plating ...

UK: Material Evolution (Mevo) has appointed Phil Litchfield as its Technical Sales Manager. Litchfield holds over 20 years of expertise in precast concrete products, having recently worked as ...

National Cement Industry Union (SNIC) The latest data from the National Cement Industry Union (SNIC) shows that cement sales rose by 2.3% year-on-year to 32.9Mt in the first half of 2026 from 32.1Mt ...

Ethiopia: The Africa Dialogue on Cement for Green Industrialisation concluded with a call to accelerate practical action on low-carbon cement and concrete as Africa enters a period of urban growth and ...

Armenia: The Ararat Cement plant has restarted operations following weeks of disruption, according to Armenia's Ministry of Economy. Deputy Economy Minister Edgar Zakaryan visited the facility to ...

India: Nuvoco Vistas has announced the inauguration of a 2Mt/yr cement grinding plant at its Limla facility in Surat, Gujarat, which it says will help it strengthen its footprint in the west of India.

Bolivia: The Bolivian state-owned cement company Ecebol in Oruro will resume operations at its clinker kiln between 21-25 July 2026 after a year of inactivity. Rommel Mallo Ordoñez took over as plant ...