Holcim to acquire Xella
Holcim has signed a binding agreement to acquire Xella, a European leader in sustainable and innovative walling systems with projected 2025 net sales of around €1 billion.
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There’s no green transition without digitalisation: FLSmidth Cement at EnviroTech 2025
At EnviroTech 2025 in Athens, FLSmidth Cement, the event’s Headline Sponsor, delivered a compelling presentation on the role of digitalisation in achieving meaningful decarbonisation across the cement sector.
Heidelberg Materials' evoZero hits the market
One of the very first deliveries of evoZero supports the construction of the new Skøyen Station in Oslo, Norway.
Dalmia Bharat releases Q2FY26 results
Revenues improved by 11% YoY while EBITDA increased by 60% to Rs 6.96 billion backed by healthy cement realisations and benign costs.
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CEMBUREAU rebrands to Cement Europe, launches Cement Acition Plan
The rebrand marks a new chapter for a sector that is the backbone of Europe’s construction value chain; vital for housing, infrastructure, energy systems, defence and the digital economy.
Çimsa Expands Grey Cement Production to Three Continents with New Investment in the U.S.
Located in Houston, Texas, the facility was established through Çimsa’s subsidiary, Cimsa Americas Cement Manufacturing and Sales Corporation, with an investment of approximately US$82 million.
Itacamba Cement & EMACRUZ to cooperate on turning tyres into fuel
The agreement officially introduces co-processing as a circular economy solution for an environmental liability that, until now, posed a double risk of pollution and health in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
Zeotech executes MOU with Cement Australia
The MOU establishes the framework to collaborate and advance high-reactivity metakaolin manufacturing and use.
Etex and Heidelberg Materials Benelux unveil breakthrough low carbon cement technology
The project aims to revolutionise fibre cement recycling by enabling a fully closed-loop solution, making fibre cement a complete circular product, using advanced Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) technology.
“Go Pink!” with Martin Engineering for October Breast Cancer Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month around the world, so Martin is replacing its iconic orange paint with pink on selected products.