Mexico: A judge has ordered the conditional suspension of proceedings for 24 of the 33 people arrested on 12 February 2026 during an operation carried out by the State of Mexico Attorney General’s ...

Belgium: Air Liquide and Holcim have signed an agreement to develop a carbon capture solution for Holcim’s near-zero Obourg cement plant. Under the agreement, Air Liquide will supply oxygen for Holcim ...

UK: Breedon Cement has applied to the Peak District National Park Authority to extend quarrying at its Hope Works site and extract 13Mt of limestone. The active quarry covers a site area of ...

Switzerland: Holcim has reported what it called ‘excellent’ financial results for 2025, highlighting double-digit growth in earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) and an ‘industry-leading’ margin of ...

Azerbaijan: DAL Engineering Group commissioned a full engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) project for Holcim Azerbaijan, covering the replacement and commissioning of a 35t/hr ball mill ...

US: Mexico-based Cemex has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire all the assets of the US stucco manufacturer Omega Products International, with the aim of strengthening its position in its ...

Nigeria: Lafarge Africa, part of China’s Huaxin Cement, has posted a 35% year-on-year increase in sales for the 2025 financial year in what the company described as a ‘historic performance.’ It ...

UK: Holcim UK is advancing construction of its Tilbury Cement Works, targeting completion of steelwork and mechanical equipment installation for a new vertical roller mill in spring 2026. Electrical ...

Ghana: The Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare convened an emergency meeting with cement manufacturers over port congestion that has left clinker shipments stranded ...

Belgium: Heidelberg Materials Benelux has begun production of the initial batches of Q-CEM, its calcined clay-based cement, at its cement grinding plant in Ghent, according to a social media post. It ...

Kenya: ARM Cement is moving to wind up its operations as administrators work to finalise liquidation proceedings, according to Capital Business. The company faces US$91m in outstanding debt and ...

US: The Ste Genevieve plant in Missouri has achieved 10 years without a lost-time accident, according to plant manager Alan Greer via social media. The plant is owned by Amrize, Holcim’s US spinoff, ...